Job Description

Job Title: Finance Officer
Type of Business: Public Sector
Location: Remote - Ideally located close to London, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle and willing to attend office 1-2 days a week
Hourly Rate: 11.44 - 14.11 depending on experience
Start Date: ASAP
Length of Contract: Initially 3 months
Hours: 37.5

GI Group are now seeking to appoint a Finance Officer to our Public Sector client. The Finance Officer will be part of the Transacting Team, managing key transactional areas of Purchase to Pay and Order to Cash across the organisation. They will deliver an effective service, supporting managers and staff across Transacting Team.

Main Duties of the Finance Officer:

• Complete key supplier monthly consolidation and reconciliation
• Prepare the submission and approval of month end journals
• Review and respond to escalations including pre-legal letters
• Work with the regions to reduce the number of PO & Non-PO invoices by using BI reporting tools
• Undertake monthly and year end accounting tasks to support month end processes.
• Work alongside other teams to provide key financial information to enable appropriate actions to be taken
• Provide secretarial and administrative support and advice to the Transacting Team including managing the electronic diary for the department, organising and planning events, supporting with project management, dealing and responding to complex queries and participating in research and development activities when required.
• Other tasks as required by the Transacting Team

Role Requirements:

• Experience in a similar role, ideally within the Public Sector
• Experience performing monthly and year end accounting tasks
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex issues
• Experience working with Oracle
• Basic experience with Accounts Payabale
• Experience working with Power BI

Hiring Contact: Laura Vieira
Agency: GI Group

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Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

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