Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Finance Analyst for our client a local government organisation based in Brent, London.
The successful candidate will be responsible for financial support to departments and schools including such areas as the annual budget, monthly monitoring, statutory reporting, Tax and VAT, Exchequer, Controls and supporting over all functions.
Play a significant role in the organisation’s capital expenditure and income monitoring and control process and in preparing the statutory annual accounts.
Responsible for a wide range of Oracle System and business operational reconciliations.
This is a 3 month starting contract with the possibility for extensions. Hybrid working with 2 days a week required in the office.
Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:
- Undertake the preparation of budgets, to assist service areas with budget projections and provide critical challenge on a monthly basis, or as required.
- Ensure a system of adequate internal controls exists in respect of financial matters.
- Ensure that accurate financial returns, to both internal and external bodies including CIPFA, are made on a timely basis.
- Support month end and year end processes, preparing performance and other reports.
- Keep the organisation’s asset register up to date.
- Update and manage the organisation’s tax strategies, identifying and defining new issues and implementing changes as appropriate, ensuring the organisation avoids penalties from the HMRC.
- Deal with complex queries, investigation and authorising payments, liaising with banking relationship managers.
- System administrator for various banking relating systems, working with suppliers on system improvements.
- Undertake monthly reconciliations, validations and reporting on all aspects of the organisation’s control function, such as (but not limited) payroll, unmatched system accruals, manual accruals, trial balance and internal recharging etc.
- Consolidate financial information into meaningful reports for senior managers which provide analysis, outcomes, options and recommendations linked to the overall financial position reported. To ensure that these reports are timely and accurate.
Personal Requirements:
- Experience in local government across both the Housing General Fund and HRA.
- Experience with financial appraisal modelling.
- Experience in capital year-end.
- AAT qualified, part qualified CCAB or CII + ongoing study OR equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of Oracle Financials reporting Business Objects and ADI.
- Knowledge of financial accounting and control.
- Knowledge of local government funding arrangements.
- Knowledge of capital accounting and regulation funding.
- A working knowledge of project management methodology.
Working Hours: 09:00am – 17:00pm, Monday – Friday
Pay: £400.00 per day
Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.
Key Words: Accountant, Analyst, Financial, Local Authority, Year-end, Oracle E-Business
