Hybrid – Works part in the office (Gun Wharf) and part from home (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
Range 3 (£24,525 - £29,268) per annum
37 hours
We are looking to recruit an accounting technician to join the Control Team. This friendly and effective team perform a vital role in the effective financial management of the council and the integrity of the council’s control accounts.
The successful candidate will:
Assist in the completion of the council’s bank reconciliation process and allocation of income and expenditure in the suspense accounts.
Assist in the preparation of the council’s monthly VAT returns.
Prepare the day-to-day treasury function of the organisation; checking bank balances and making deposits or withdrawals to accounts to manage the available cash.
Provide support to Medway schools including processing returns, and completing bank reconciliations.
You will assist with charities administration, including financial records and annual returns
You should have experience of working in a finance environment and have a knowledge of day-to-day treasury workings. You should be able to undertake reconciliations and successfully prioritise work. You should also have good numeracy and keyboard skills and be proficient working with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
In return we offer you:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Generous local government pension scheme package
- Access to wider training and development qualifications
- Flexible working scheme
- Travel plan discounts
- Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
- Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
- Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
- The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.
Our organisation:
Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.
Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.
We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.
Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.
If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager please call Andy McNally Johnson on 01634 333552.
Interviews will be held 10th & 11th October.
Important Information-
Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile
Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement
Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, family commitments, sexual orientation, age, HIV status, religious or political beliefs, social class or trade union activity or irrelevant spent conviction.
For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.
Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.
Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
Medway_Information_Pack_2024.docx
Accounting_Technician_Job_Profile.pdf