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Accountancy Assistant Level 1

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Job Information

ROLE OF THE JOB

Northumberland County Council are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Accountancy Assistant Level 1 to bring into our Corporate Finance Team. The role will be primarily supporting the Corporate Services Directorate, along with other support throughout other Council services if required.

This is a key role within the team and will entail working with team members and service managers to prepare monthly reporting data whilst delivering an accurate, insightful level of financial advice and support to the service to enable the Council to achieve its goals and objectives.

The job encourages a proactive and positive approach to work and would benefit a candidate who is strong and independent and able to work unsupervised, but who also works well with others at varying levels of seniority throughout the Council.

It is essential that the post holder has effective IT skills and is able to manipulate and interpret data to be able to assist with finance queries and provide solid financial recommendations which may assist in financial decisions made by the Council.

It will be beneficial to have a good understanding of Local Government finance particularly around reconciliations and final accounts.

The team operate a hybrid working model, primarily based out of County Hall, Morpeth one day per week which encourages a positive work life balance.

Salary:- Band 5 £26,421- £28,770

Contract Type:- Permanent

REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB

At least 5 GSCE’s at Grade C or above (including Maths and English) or equivalent qualifications
Knowledge of the main operational procedural and practical issues relating to finance.
Experience in working collaboratively with Service users.
Effective IT skills and able to use ITC to achieve work objectives.

Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities’, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.

For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.

Why choose us?

We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:

-26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)

-Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
-Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)

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Further information

For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.

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