Accountant Assistant; Temporary

Position: Accountant Assistant (Temporary)
Accountancy Assistant (Reconciliations)

Houry rate: £14.82 per hour PAYE, open to negotiation DOE.

Location:

Hybrid, Wednesday's are fixed onsite days. Based at Town Hall Bromsgrove B61 8DA
. Training will be onsite full time.

Hours:

37 per week, Monday-Friday

Duration:
Temporary basis, 3 months on-going.

Opus People Solutions are recruiting on behalf of Redditch & Bromsgrove Council for an experienced Accountancy Administrator to support the Reconciliation Team, for a 3-month temporary contract.

Role Responsibilities:

Demonstrate flexibility by carrying out a wide range of service-related duties.
Complete and reconcile bank accounts for Redditch BC and/or Bromsgrove DC at least monthly.
Meet all key payroll input deadlines as instructed by senior staff.
Accurately enter monthly pay adjustments (overtime, mileage, allowances, etc.) with correct authorisation.
Post daily cash files to the ledger and ensure reconciliation with the cash receipting system.
Monitor income from Council sites and external services; investigate mismatches and report discrepancies.
Balance credit and debit card payments.
Work with Cashiers to resolve payment-related issues.
Notify banks of stopped cheques and record all stopped/cancelled cheques on the ledger.
Complete reconciliations for Payroll, Car Parking Income, Council Tax, NDR and other core systems.
Liaise with each Council's bank to resolve queries.
Record procurement card transactions on the relevant Council ledger.

Experience Requirements:

Proven experience in debt recovery, purchase ledger and/or sales ledger processing.
Experience posting cash files and reconciling against cash receipting systems.
Confident in processing payroll‑related adjustments and ensuring accurate authorisation.
Skilled in balancing credit and debit card payments.
Experience investigating income discrepancies and reporting issues to senior finance staff.
Ability to manage and resolve payment queries with external stakeholders.
Experience recording procurement card transactions on financial systems.
Confident liaising with banks regarding queries, stopped cheques and reconciliations.
Experience completing reconciliations across multiple income streams (Payroll and Council Tax)
Strong understanding of financial processes, internal controls and authorisation procedures.
High attention to detail with the ability to meet strict deadlines.

If you are proficient in Microsoft packages including excel and have previous experience with processing financial administration, please apply now