Accounting Officer

Cheshire West and Chester Council; Chester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Flexibility in work patterns

Range of employee benefits

Job summary

Cheshire West and Chester Council invites applications for an Accounting Officer to join the Recruitment and Pay Team, delivering a shared service across Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East Councils, schools and academies.

The role requires payroll experience, strong Excel skills, and knowledge of HR and Payroll calculations. UNIT4 ERP familiarity would be advantageous in reconciling payrolls and processing balances promptly.

Qualifications

• Experience working in payroll environments.
• Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and lookups.
• Knowledge of HR and Payroll, Pensions and Tax calculations.
• UNIT4 ERP experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile Payrolls
• Calculations
• Liaising with Staff and Managers from other Departments.
• Payments & Balances matching

Skills

Payroll experience

Excel

Pivot Tables

UNIT4 ERP knowledge

HR and Payroll calculations

Tools

UNIT4 ERP

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Accounting Officer to join our Recruitment and Pay Team providing a shared service across both Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East Councils in addition to council companies, schools, and academies.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a payroll environment. Knowledge and understanding of HR and Payroll, Pensions and Tax calculations are essential, UNIT4 ERP system knowledge would be beneficial. This exciting Accounting Officer vacancies will play a key role undertaking a range of technical tasks to reconcile multiple payrolls for all employees, schools, and Council Businesses.

This role is ideal for someone with excellent Excel skills, including experience of Pivot Tables and lookup functions, strong Microsoft Office knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a proactive, positive attitude. You will be highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities, work effectively under pressure, and use your initiative in a busy and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to;

• Reconcile Payrolls
• Calculations
• Liaising with Staff and Managers from other Departments.
• Payments & Balances matching

Please see Job Description for additional responsibilities and requirements.

In return you will be playing your part to make a difference to our colleague experience at a high performing Council. You will also receive 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days annual leave plus bank holidays after 5 years' service, the ability to work flexibly, and have access to a range of benefits in terms of reward, wellbeing, and development.

We may close this job when a suitable number of applications have been received.