Overview
Position Title: Accountant
Company: City Of Gloucester
Location: Gloucester, England, UK
Job Description:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Accountant to join our Finance Systems & Debt Management team within Strategic Finance. The team provides a diverse range of financial and technical support to a broad range of services and individuals across the CouncilIn addition to our standard finance support provision, we are engaged in and take a lead finance role on several high-profile business transformation projects.
Responsibilities::
- A priority project focus for this role is related to Adult Social Care debt management review and improvementOther current projects for the wider team include a Council-wide ERP of the Future implementation, Purchase to Pay review and improvement, Procurement Transformation, Supplier payment transaction cash efficiencies.
- Reporting directly to the finance manager, the successful candidate will be required to provide management support to a cohesive team of highly motivated debt recovery officers.
- End to end understanding of social care service provision, current legislation and billing arrangements related to Social Care would therefore be an advantage. Credit Control and debt management experience at a senior level is essential.
Requirements:
- A team player with previous successful management experience is essential.
- A sound understanding of balance sheet account reconciliation and evidencing isExperience in the use of ERP systems within a Finance environment will be an advantage
- You will be minimum AAT qualified or equivalent. but ideally full CCAB qualified or evidence of progress towards such. A sound level of experience in the use of Excel, Word and other Microsoft office software is required