Finance Officer

Bradford Council; Bradford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Council is seeking a Finance Officer to join its friendly team within the West Yorkshire Pension Fund. The role involves providing diverse financial services, supporting the finance function, and offering training opportunities for professional development. Ideal candidates will have prior accounting experience and a willingness to pursue further qualifications.

Qualifications

• Previous accounting experience with general ledger maintenance.
• Experience in month end reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Intermediate Excel skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve supplier queries and reconcile statements.
• Produce adhoc reports and analyses.
• Daily accounting tasks including ledger data entry and statement reconciliation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer communication

Adaptability

Education

Studying for accountancy qualifications

Tools

SAP

Oracle Financial

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Band 7 - SO1: £25,979 pa - £33,945 per annum

Permanent

Aldermanbury House, Bradford

West Yorkshire Pension Fund is a leading Local Government Pension Fund and one of the UK largest pension funds, based in Bradford. Due to our increasing Shared Service with other pension funds we require a Finance Officer to join our small, friendly team based in Aldermanbury House in Bradford City Centre.

The Finance Officer’s role is a varied one, where your skills and versatility will be utilised to support the breadth of our Finance Team’s function. A key part of the Finance Officer’s role will be to provide a number of varied financial services within the Pension Fund, with opportunities to progress and support for accountancy training.

• Investigate and resolve supplier queries, reconcile supplier statements
• Identify and post prepayments and accruals
• Produce adhoc reports and analysis
• When required, you will support the Finance Team by undertaking:
• Daily accounting for the general ledger (data entry, statement reconciliation)
• Sundry debtor processes and raising invoices
• Bank Accounts reconciliation, and suspense account clearance
• Reconciling employers monthly contribution payments to members’ records
• Posting pensions contributions to members’ records

The Ideal Candidate:

• Previous accounting experience of general ledger record maintenance, bank reconciliation and sundry debtor transactions
• Experience in month end reconciliations and preparing variance analysis
• Intermediate capability in using financial software such as SAP or Oracle Financial
• Studying or willing to study for accountancy qualifications
• Excellent Excel and Words skills
• Strong attention to detail and root-cause resolution, demonstrates a high level of intellect and speed of understanding
• Versatile and adaptable, willing to undertake an array of basic financial tasks
• Outstanding customer communication skills, be an excellent team player, and able to multi-task