Finance Specialist

UKRI; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public sector service provider is seeking a Finance Specialist for a hybrid role in Newport. The ideal candidate will manage financial transactions, ensure compliance, and maintain high service quality through excellent problem-solving skills and advanced Excel expertise. The position is full-time and offers flexibility in work location.

Qualifications

• Ability to explain complex accounting issues to non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to guide less experienced team members and make independent decisions.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly balance sheet reconciliations using complex formulas.
• Manage own workload prioritising to meet SLAs and deadlines.
• Check and approve online banking and BACS payments.

Skills

Advanced Excel knowledge including working with complex formulas and macros

Effective problem solving and dealing with complex queries

Experience of double entry accounting and account reconciliation

Good organisational skills

Education

Educated to GCSE level including Mathematics and English

Job description

Description

Finance Specialist

Swindon Newport or Stockton-on-Tees flexible and hybrid working options

Band D - 32751

Its an exciting time to be part of UKSBS as we transform our business to be the leading UK public sector business service provider. We aim to become a very different organisation over the next few years as we move to a modern multi-platform digitally enabled organisation.

As we continue our transformation journey we are now seeking experienced self-motivated finance specialists to process a range of financial transactions and ensure procedures and processes are followed to deliver a high-quality service to our clients.

Responsibilities

• Producing monthly balance sheet reconciliations for our clients presenting and analysing data using complex formulas and macros to provide a comprehensive set of accounts.
• Provide guidance on complex queries to Finance Analysts or less experienced members of the team.
• Create ad hoc adjusting journals as required to make any necessary corrections and provide advice to clients on preparation of journals.
• Ensure that all reconciling items are identified documented and cleared within SLA by proactively working with clients and relevant internal departments.
• Take ownership of query resolution dealing with escalated queries and complaints where appropriate and responding to stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Manage own workload prioritising as necessary to ensure that SLAs and deadlines are met.
• Ad hoc project work where a high level of accounting process or system knowledge is required
• Checking and approval of online banking and BACS payments
• Root cause analysis : drilling down to identify and understand where things have gone wrong and working with line managers to implement preventative processes.
• Provide documents explanations or demonstrations to auditors as required.
• Attend meetings with stakeholders both in person and online to discuss accounts and resolve issues.
• Carry out training and take responsibility for writing and updating desk notes within own area of expertise.
• Create excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Work to continuously improve processes and create efficiencies.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE level including Mathematics and English or proven ability to work at this level
• Advanced Excel knowledge including working with complex formulas and macros.
• Good organisational skills : ability to multitask prioritise and work to strict and tight deadlines.
• Effective at problem solving and dealing with complex queries.
• Experience of double entry accounting and account reconciliation.
• Ability to face challenges proactively and be comfortable and confident dealing with a diverse range of customers at all levels.
• Ability to explain complex accounting issues to non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to take responsibility guide less experienced members of the team and make independent decisions within limits of role.

For additional information and a confidential discussion please contact our Recruitment Team on

We are an inclusive and Disability Confident employer and welcome all out more about our equality diversity and inclusion commitments on our website.

UKSBS does not hold a Home Office Sponsor Licence under the UK Immigration System therefore candidates are required to have eligibility to live and work in the UK prior to applying.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We are UKSBS. We are creating a place where people love to work a culture where we lead we change we deliver and we empower our people to be curious take action and add value.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Cobol,Financial Services,Financial Concepts,Accounting,Banking,Cloud Computing,Securities Law,Middleware,Financial Analysis,CPT Coding,Epic,Financial Management

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1