Assistant Finance Officer – Exchequer Services (SC6) - Financial

Assistant Finance Officer – Exchequer Services (SC6) - Financial

• To provide a proactive customer focused exchequer service to given service areas and suppliers, taking personal responsibility to resolving issues/problems in a collaborative manner (where appropriate) to ensure a positive outcome is achieved and excellent customer service is delivered.
• To proactively develop strong working relationships with given service and support functions to manage and deliver services for that area, ensure proper processes are being followed, being a point of contact, improve communication and automation of tasks.
• To support the development of financial competence and awareness of the correct exchequer processes for end users to use within the Council, including compliance from them.
• To provide administrative financial support and advice within respective service areas and also to a range of customers. Providing financial information in a timely manner; including but not limited to:
  • All local finance processes and transactions are properly carried out, and that a clear audit trail is maintained
  • Contributing to financial reporting

Final June 2022

• Provide effective, responsive, proactive and valued exchequer support with given areas, work with and support them in achieving their outcomes while driving financial improvements and delivering excellent customer service. This includes taking personal responsibility and ownership to resolve any issues/problems that may arise, working through them individually or collaboratively with colleagues, other service areas and suppliers to resolve those issue and ensure positive outcomes are delivered.
• To provide administrative financial support and advice within respective service areas and also to a range of customers. Providing financial information in a timely manner; including but not limited to:
  All local finance processes and transactions are properly carried out, and that a clear audit trail is maintained and contributing to financial reporting
• Work routinely on computerised financial transaction systems and standard software packages (including running reports to extract and analyse information, undertaking system reconciliations and resolving any differences identified and preparing spreadsheet calculations as necessary).
• Maintain and control accurate sensitive financial information and control systems to ensure high quality financial standards across the council.
• Ensure successful delivery against performance indicators, including those measuring the timely payment of invoices, income collection, debt management and recovery, within the area and report on these as required. Assist in the timely presentation and submission of other internal financial management information as required
• Ensure a robust system of financial control meeting the requirements of internal and external auditors whilst ensuring processes and checks are in place to complete timely reconciliations, minimise fraud, avoid double payments or unauthorised amendments to standing data within the financial system and to report non-compliance with financial procedures.
• To support the changing role of finance in becoming a service that is proactive, takes ownership and maximises benefit from technological changes, focuses on becoming a data led, value adding professional advisory and support function whilst also ensuring appropriate controls are in place in relation to transitional processing.
• To prepare Management Information reports including the collection and manipulation of data sets. To monitor and review Business Information reports to meet the service targets with the guidance of supervisor.

All staff are expected to work in a way which meets the Council’s Core Values and Behaviours and supports the achievements of the Borough Plan outcomes.

• Develop effective, proactive and valued relationships with relevant service areas/requisitioners/suppliers that assists them in achieving their outcomes whilst driving financial improvements. This includes taking ownership to see the outcome delivered and working collaboratively with other…