Accounting Technician (Hybrid Working)

The Cumberland; Carlisle; Híbrido; GBP 24.000 - 32.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Cumberland Council invites applications for an Accounting Technician to join Cumberland Council's Finance Team, providing essential support for financial control, reconciliations and process improvements.

Based at the Civic Centre in Carlisle with hybrid working options, the role offers development within local government finance and opportunities to work across budgeting, forecasting, general ledger and year-end closure.

Formación

• Strong numerical, analytical and spreadsheet skills.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.
• Experience in local government finance is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Support financial control and reconciliations to ensure integrity of financial information.
• Help improve financial processes and systems.
• Contribute to budget setting, monitoring and forecasting.
• Maintain the general ledger and assist with year-end closure.

Conocimientos

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Spreadsheet skills

Herramientas

Excel

General ledger software

Descripción del empleo

Join Cumberland Council's Finance Team and play an important role in supporting the delivery of vital public services.

As an Accounting Technician you will be part of the Councils Finance team, supporting effective financial management across the Council. Key responsibilities include supporting financial control and reconciliations to ensure the integrity of financial information and improving financial processes and systems.

The post holder will also have the opportunity to support the wider functions of the finance team such as budget setting, monitoring and forecasting, maintaining the general ledger and assisting with the closure of accounts.

Applicants should have strong numerical, analytical and spreadsheet skills alongside attention to detail and the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.

This is an opportunity to develop broad local government finance experience within a supportive and professional team. The role offers varied work, continued professional development and the chance to help ensure public money is managed responsibly for Cumberland's residents.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The office location is the Civic Centre, Carlisle; however, hybrid working arrangements are available.