Finance Officer - Purton, United Kingdom - Purton Parish Council

Description

PURTON PARISH COUNCIL

Department :
ADMINISTRATION

Location:
COUNCIL OFFICES, Station Road, Purton, SN5 4AJ

Job title :
Finance Officer

Grade/salary:
Full Time Post 37 hours per week
SCP 24-28 £31,099-£34,723


General Description:

• To manage the day to day financial operation of the Council under the direction of the Clerk.

Specific Duties:

In the absence of the Clerk, deputising as RFO including:

• managing payroll to prepare monthly salaries/payslips/bank payments
• Preparing and submitting to Government bodies and Unitary authorities

- monthly PAYE payments to Inland Revenue
- monthly Pension payments to Wiltshire Council Pension scheme
- regular VAT Returns, and VAT Refund claims

• Preparation of annual budgets, including financial reserves statements
• Preparing and submitting accounts and associated information at year-end

- annual accounts in accordance with regulations laid down by NALC, the Charities Commission and the relevant Statements of Recommended Practice (SORP)

• PPC Annual Return to External Auditors with additional documentation
• Annual Return to the Charities Commission for each charity
• Financial summary information required for PPC Annual Report and the Wiltshire Council's

Council Tax information leaflet

• Revised Assets Registers for PPC and each charities
• Accounts for each Charity to the Independent Examiner, followed by ongoing liaison until the report on the annual accounts is received
• Regular discussion with the Finance Chairman including

- briefing on financial agenda items
- overview of financial systems and status, and review of forward programmes

• Liaison with the Internal Auditor during twice-yearly visits and as required, including actions arising from the Internal Audit reports, and draft response
• Day to day accounting processes including

- managing supplier/customer invoices, weekly banking, bank reconciliation, petty cash
- managing bank and cash balances in order to maximise bank interest receivable
- producing monthly Income and Expenditure reports for committee approval
- producing quarterly Budget Monitoring statements for committee information
- liaising with utilities and other suppliers on contracts and accounting queries
- preparing financial statement and information for Council and committee meetings, etc
- reviewing insurance matters including updates to the Schedule of Cover
- reviewing the PPC Financial Risk Register and preparing updates for Council approval.
- managing financial aspects of projects.

• Collating information and managing recharges for shared income and expenditure items

- using staff timesheets for salary recharges
- using insurance policy unit cost breakdowns for insurance recharges
- using other expenditure items for recharges to outside bodies

• General
• IT support to staff and dealing with other IT matters including sourcing and ordering of new equipment

- office cover as required

• Supervisory support to Admin Asst who is aiding financial data input to support Finance Officer due to additional work (Purton Red House)

Salary:
£31,099.00-£34,723.00 per year


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Onsite parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Purton, SN5 4AJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 05/06/2023