Project Support and Data Officer - Bristol, United Kingdom - Positive Employment

Description

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Financial Project Officer for our client a large local government based in Bristol.

The successful candidate will support the current Retrofit Team.

The post holder will co-ordinate the financial processes of the Energy Hub's housing retrofit Projects, alongside the associated governance, communication and reporting requirements.

This is a 3 month starting contract with the possibility for extensions. Hybrid working.
Initiating Projects outlining a business's project financial objectives clearly, including preferred payment type and payment schedule.
Taking part in project meetings and suggesting adjustments.

Setting and adhering to a budget that maintains objectives and criteria of the Grant Funding, validating Grant claims and processing grant claims and invoices.

Consistently monitoring the costs, progress, and quality of a project.
Organising all project-related financial paperwork.
Monitoring and reviewing project progress, and assisting to producing performance management and business analysis reports.
Supporting grant funding applications and tendering.
Evaluating projects and reporting on financial outcomes.
Ensuring all relevant financial and monitoring information for each project is accurate and that documentation is stored correctly.
Doing periodic reconciliation of project budget against actual invoices and managing final project reconciliation requirements.
Ensure grant payment requests are correct before uploading to the accounts payable system.
Experience gained in a similar project admin / support / project management officer (PMO)/finance role.
Have or be working towards a recognised finance/accountancy qualification or be qualified by experience.
Experience in Financial/ transactional accounting.
Knowledge of project monitoring and reporting processes.
Confident with financial processes and project financial processes.
Knowledge of housing energy efficiency data and policies (Desirable).
Experience gained in social housing, council authority, government body (Desirable).
Working Hours: 08:30 am - 17:00pm, Monday - Friday Pay: £19.

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