This Financial Services post in Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service's management accounts team supports budgeting and year-end closure. Duties centre on the revenue budget and capital programme, year-end accounting adjustments, and recording and posting financial transactions. It is a permanent full-time role with hybrid working and roughly weekly attendance at the centre of duty. A standard DBS check and full pre-employment checks apply before any offer.
What the job involves
- Help prepare and manage the annual revenue budget and capital programme, keeping the Finance System budget up to date and telling budget managers of adjustments
- Make year-end accounting adjustments so the accounts can be closed, and prepare parts of the Statement of Accounts to statutory and professional standards
- Prepare and record financial transactions accurately and promptly, post them to the general ledger, and keep detailed working papers and documentation
Experience
- Experience of using computerised financial information systems
Skills & knowledge
- Effective communication skills and a positive approach to internal and external customer care
- Effective organisational and time management, working to tight deadlines while keeping quality and attention to detail
Checks & eligibility
- Standard DBS check before any offer of employment
- Right to work in the UK
- Satisfactory medical, references and verification of employment history, with an explanation of any gaps in the last 3 years
Other
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role, around once a week for meetings and training
What’s offered
- Flexi time scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Family friendly schemes, including 39 weeks' full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Health and well-being services
- Flexible working arrangements, to be agreed with the successful candidate
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
