Accounting and Finance Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Department for Transport

Department for Transport

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Salary:

- £26,780

National salary £26,780
London salary £ Please note: this salary will be prorata
Job grade:
Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DFT
Corporate Delivery Group (CDG)
Group Finance
Type of role:
Accountancy
Analytical
Finance
Working pattern:
Parttime
Number of jobs available:
2Contents

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Location

Birmingham, Hastings, Leeds, LondonAbout the job

Job summary:

Are you interested in starting or continuing your career in finance?

Do you have experience of using Microsoft Excel effectively and efficiently to complete tasks?

Can you use your superb attention to detail skills to complete your work to a high standard?

If so, then this is the perfect role for you

Please note:
as this role is part-time you will required to work 30 hours per week.
You will be required to work 4 days per week, totalling a 7.4 hours per day and your non-working days can be either a Monday or Friday.

Job description:

You will gain all-round experience of working in a busy finance directorate by supporting a number of teams in DfT's finance directorate, including financial accounting, cash and debt management, payment services and business partnering.

We play a pivotal role in the ongoing financial management of DfT and this is an exciting opportunity to build your accounting knowledge and gain a professional qualification whilst helping us deliver real value for money to the taxpayer.

We are fully committed to your development as we want you to be the future of our business.

We have a proven track record of supporting individuals so that they successfully obtain their qualification and you will be surrounded by a strong support network of line managers and colleagues who will help you to embrace the culture of DfT.

If you are driven, ambitious and committed to building a rewarding career in finance we want to hear from you.

Person specification:

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:_
Producing accurate cash forecasts that meet daily, monthly and annual thresholds.
Assisting in the preparation of DfT's financial accounts.
Collating evidence required for audits.
Completing transactional activities with clear record for audit.
Supporting Finance Business Partners with monthend and forecasting activities.

For a more detailed description of the role and its responsibilities, please see the attached role profile.

About you

To be successful, you will need to be someone who has experience of using Microsoft Excel effectively and efficiently to complete tasks, along with using various other Microsoft office suites.

You have superb attention to detail, being able to use your organisational skills to complete skills using excellent time management skills.

You have experience of working to tight deadlines and can adapt to shifting priorities.

You are an active team player but can also work from your own initiative.

Additional information

A minimum of 40% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

There will be some occasional travel required with this role, we will remain flexible to your personal and working circumstances and you will be provided with full notice if this is to occur.

Qualifications:

In taking on one of these roles, you will be required to undertake a Finance level 4 professional qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW) either via an apprenticeship or supported selfstudy whilst in post if you do not hold these already. This is a great way for you to combine theoretical learning with practical skills building 'onthejob' and the department will also support you with allowing you dedicated time to focus on your accountancy studies.

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Delivering at Pace
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together

Benefits:

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits.

We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport.

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Selection process details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Ability and Experience.
How to Apply
Experience of using strong attention to detail to complete a piece of work.
Experience of using your organisational skills to complete tasks using your excellent time management skills.
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