Finance Accountancy Officer

Job Description

Job Category: Finance, Revenues & Benefits

Job location: Conway Road, Colwyn Bay, Conwy County Borough, LL297AZ, Conwy County Borough Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £14.36 per hour

Job Purpose:

Provide a comprehensive range of financial support services to Headteachers and Governing Bodies and to be responsible to the Principal Accountant (Schools) in ensuring the effective delivery of the Service Level Agreements with schools.

Knowledge & Skills

Association of Accounting Technicians qualification (equivalent or part qualified)

Knowledge of local government accounting and financial procedures

Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communications skills

Ability to communicate though the medium of English

Ability to communicate though the medium of Welsh

Good Accountancy/Numeracy skills

Ability to plan, programme and produce work with minimal supervision and to work under pressure to achieve deadlines.

Sound knowledge of computerised financial systems and a range of IT skills including spreadsheet and database preparation and maintenance.