Finance Support Specialist
Skills
Association Of Accounting TechniciansCemeteriesCustomer Relationship ManagementFundamentalsInternal AuditsJournalsPAYE Tax
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Solid working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping VAT PAYE tax treatment bank reconciliation budgeting and year-end
- Hands-on finance experience in a role responsible for keeping the books such as RFO clerk deputy clerk finance officer bookkeeper or accounts assistant
- Strong problem-solving skills with a calm methodical approach
- Excellent communication skills to explain finance clearly under time pressure
- Good organisational skills and ability to manage several cases at once
- Comfortable using email and spreadsheets
- Direct experience in parish councils town councils or local government is desirable
- Familiarity with Section 137 spending earmarked reserves AGAR internal audit or Section 33 VAT reclaims is desirable
- Knowledge of cemetery management allotment administration or facility bookings is desirable
- AAT qualification or equivalent bookkeeping training is desirable
Nice to have
- Parish council experience
- Town council experience
- Local government background
- Calm approach
- Methodical thinking
- Customer focused
Day to day
- Support parish and town council customers with finance queries including double-entry postings journals VAT treatment reclaims budgets bank reconciliation and year-end
- Investigate and resolve support cases from first contact through to resolution while keeping customers informed and reassured
- Help new councils get set up provide training resources join product demonstrations and share sector knowledge to improve the software
Hiring process
- Interviews
- Written exercise
- Assessment day
- Presentation