Accountancy Assistant in Newport

Newport Full-Time No home office possible

Accountancy Assistant

Job information

Post No. POSN004773 – Accountancy Assistant

Newport City Council are seeking to recruit an Accountancy Assistant within the Social Care Accountancy team.

You will play a key role in providing financial assistance to the accountancy team and budget managers within social care. You will be responsible for assisting with budget preparation, monthly budget monitoring reporting and final accounts preparation.

You will need to possess good communication skills and be able to communicate financial information to non-finance managers.

You will need to demonstrate an aptitude for IT skills, with advanced spreadsheet knowledge and be able to prioritise demanding workloads to meet tight deadlines. You should also have a sound knowledge of Local Government finance.

Equally important will be your enthusiasm and a desire to enhance financial decision‑making in a particularly challenging area of the Authority\’s work.

This document is available in Welsh / Mae\’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg

Further details can be obtained by contacting jenniferl.jones@newport.gov.uk

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme
37‑hour week for all full-time staff with option to access flexi time arrangements
Generous holiday entitlement: a minimum 26 days a year (plus bank holidays), rising to 30 days after five years\’ service and 33 after ten.
Access to a wide range of training and courses
Benefits: Vectis card, childcare vouchers, cycle purchase and car benefit schemes
Access to a Credit Union
Ability to work from home
Discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools

We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.

Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.