Accounts Assistant in Cardiff

JobPurpose

To work closely with the Accountant and Finance Business Partner to oversee CCR\’s financialaccounting,reportingandinternalcontrolenvironment,ensuringthatallinputs to the General Ledger via its feeder systems are accurate, timely and robust.

Furthermore,tosupportthe widerfinanceteam, keyinternalandexternalstakeholdersin respect of all accounting and reporting requirements.

Principal DutiesandResponsibilities

• To assist the accountant in the preparation of revenue budget estimates, monthly and quarterly closureofaccountsand compliancewithrelevantcodesofpracticeforthecorporate joint committee.

• To assist the accountant in the monitoring and financing of expenditure, including the preparation and agreement of grant claims and completion of statistical returns as required.

• Tooverseethe IncomeScheduler,ensuringthatperiodicincome billingiscompletedontime,track thereceiptofincome payments,andassist tooverseedunningprocessensuringthat CCRalways maximises its cashflow.

• To lead on all aspects of CCR\’s Procure to Process, from the timely review and actioning of Purchase Requisitions and PO Generation, through to Goods Receipting and Invoice Receipting, ensuring the overall accuracy and completeness of the CCR\’s Purchase Ledger to inform internal management accounts and decision making.

• Ensuretheintegrity, accuracyandtimelinessofallgeneralledger transactionsprocessedvia CIVICA to the specific Projects and programmes and include all relevant supporting documentation for auditing purposes.

• To lead on all aspects of managing and maintaining CCR\’s Banking arrangements including bank reconciliations and related support functions e.g., cashflow forecasting.

• To assist with the reconciliation of VAT Control Accounts and the preparation of monthly VAT returns for CCR in-line with agreed processes and deadlines.

• To contribute to the improvement of CCR\’s financial processes, including documenting and improvingtheuseoffinancialsystems.Thispostsupportstheaccountanttoensurethat allfinancial entries are appropriate, accurate and completed in a timely fashion as documented in CCR?s Monthly, Quarterly and Year closing schedules.

• Tobeaneffective,proactive,andcommittedmember oftheFinanceTeam.

CorporateRequirements

• Toparticipateactivelyinsupportingtheprinciplesandpracticeofequalityofopportunityasstated in the CCR\’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
• Totakereasonablecareforthehealthandsafetyofyourselfandotherpersonswhomaybe affected by your acts or omissions and to comply with all health and safety legislation as appropriate.
• As atermofyouremployment,youmay berequiredto undertakesuch other duties and/or times ofworkasmayreasonablyberequiredofyou,commensuratewithyourgrade orgenerallevel of responsibility within the organisation.
• Althoughyouwillbeprovidedwith abase,youwillberequiredtoworkfromvariouslocationsin accordance with the needs of the role.