Finance Officer

St Peter Port, Guernsey
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

Finance OfficerDepartment: Finance & ProcurementEmployment Type: Full TimeLocation: GuernseyReporting To: Head of FinanceDescriptionRole Purpose:To assist the business and Financial Controller to reconcile transactions across the general ledger and sub-ledgers together with other key accounts. Preparing month end reports to support Financial Controller and Financial Analysts to ensure internal processes are followed.Key ResponsibilitiesPrincipal Accountabilities/Responsibilities:Principally accountable to Financial Controller.Duties may vary but will typically involve responsibility for:

Provide actionable oversight of internal purchase orders, service orders and timesheets monthly
Provide support and cover for Finance Officers
Ensuring correct general ledger postings within the Dynamics 365 system
Assisting Finance Business Partners / Financial Analysts with variance analysis
Assisting Project & Asset Accountant with monthly costing reports
Preparing and processing any journals as required
Supporting the month end process
To provide backup and support to Billing Officer with rechargeable invoices
General ledger and project reconciliations where required
Assisting with year-end process and ad-hoc support for Internal/External Auditors
Keep all reconciliation procedural documentation up to date and valid
Support the end-to-end review of processes by suggesting ideas for improvements that could benefit reconciliations
To maintain security and confidentiality of all data held in the financial system and any other system required to record information
Assisting with ad-hoc Finance projects
Support will be given to undertake studies to attain an approved/professional financial accreditation, if desired

Skills, Knowledge and ExpertiseKey skills and personal Attributes:

A willingness to learn various finance aspects of a commercial business
A good level of computer software skills, including Excel and Word
High level of attention to detail and convey information clearly and concisely
Ability to identify errors and work to deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Team player with the ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels
A good understanding of double entry bookkeeping and reconciliations would be advantageous
Preferable knowledge of Dynamics 365, Xero or similar accounting software
Appropriate handling of sensitive information
Part or fully AAT, CAT qualified, but not essential

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