Job description
Assistant Accountant Specification Matrix
We are looking for an accounts assistant at Wirral Council in the Finance and Investment Division. The post holder will support the Finance Business Partner in delivering the financial accounts for a number of services and functions in Birkenhead. You will be required to carry out a number of practical accounting skills working on gathering, checking and analysis of financial information related to a number of local authority services. You will report to a Finance Business Partner.
Responsibilities
The accounts assistant's role has a broad range of responsibilities, including:
- Producing budget and accounting information and reports including financial monitoring statements and written commentaries.
- Assist in the preparation of budget monitoring papers and working papers for a service area.
- Maintain salary working papers and agency monitoring papers, and other working papers such as a budget tracker and establishment working paper.
- Prepare and process journals.
- Monitoring financial transactions.
About You
- You will be AAT qualified or equivalent.
- Good mathematical skills
- Excellent IT skills including advanced excel.
- Ability to work with services and non - financial staff.
- Ability to work as part of a Finance Team.
- Good communication and inter personal skills.
- Use a thorough, methodical approach.
- Use to reconciling large volumes of transactions, ideally experience of preparing reconciliation such as for salaries and the bank.
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