West of England Combined Authority Hiring for Finance Officer Job at Bristol, England Full Time

Job Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and committed individual to join the West of England Combined Authority as our new Finance Officer.

Working as part of our Finance and Procurement team, you will help them deliver effective and efficient finance support by undertaking a range of activities, within the following specialist work areas:

• To ensure that all journals and other financial transactions are processed in a timely, accurate and effective manner and assist in preparation and submission of returns to relevant Government Departments or other funding agencies

• To help maintain trackers and ensure they reconcile to the financial system and to the Grant Management and Assurance records.

• To provide financial and management accounting information, both regular and ad-hoc, to Directors and Managers within WECA to enable them to manage their financial resources effectively.

• To liaise proactively, with staff within WECA and with external bodies, Councils, Government Bodies, suppliers as required.

You must possess good attention to detail and can ‘hit the ground running’ supporting this busy team providing accounting support. It is imperative that you are flexible and have strong interpersonal as well as communication skills with the ability to support and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.

To be considered for this role, you will need to have experience working within a finance/accountancy environment, specifically with the duties above. You will be well organised, willing to take responsibility for your work with the ability to work to deadlines. Relevant finance/accountancy qualifications would be desired but not essential.