Assistant Accountant - Kidlington, United Kingdom - Reed Secure

Reed Secure

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Kidlington, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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REED is a specialist provider of permanent, contract, temporary and outsourced recruitment solutions

We require an Assistant Accountant to cover an existing workload within a major police force, based in Kidlington.

This is an interim position for 6 months with the potential to be extended, dependent on workload.

Role Purpose:

Contribute to the production of the Force MTFP and annual budget by providing information and analysis on BAU budgets and bids and recommendations to changes to budgets accurately and timely manner.
Facilitate the financial performance monitoring process by identifying and extracting data from source systems, validating / reconciling the data, evaluating predicted expenditure levels, identify exceptions and providing feedback to Accounts and Businessstakeholders.
Prepare financial analysis and costings for internal and external use, providing feedback to stakeholders as required.
In accordance with legislation, accounting standards and force regulations maintain accurate and timely accounting records. Ensuring journals / budget virements / Requisitions and invoices are processed according to Forces financial regulation to agreetime.
In relation to the statutory yearend closedown, undertake specific tasks in accordance with the agreed timetable.
Contribute to the recovery of income by ensuring appropriate sundry debtors are accurately raised in a timely manner.
Support the management of customer queries in a timely manner.
In conjunction with the Corporate Accountant and Finance Business partners, provide analysis, guidance and advice on issues concerning legislative, professional or force financial regulations.

Skills required to be successful in the role:

Good standard of education including excellent numeracy skills and literacy skills, and AAT qualified.
Proven practical and technical post qualification experience in a finance environment.
Proven ability to produce and accurately manipulate, interpret and analyse highly complex financial data to produce insightful information to assist decision making and performance management across the force.
Proven ability as a good communicator who can clearly deliver financial information (verbal & written).
Proven ability to work as a team member and independently.
Experience of working in a large organisation and knowledge of the public sector would be an advantage.

This role offers a competitive salary of
£15.64 per hour PAYE (Umbrella rate available)and you'll be working via
REED who offer great benefits such as discounts, cashback offers and more as well as weekly pay.