Hybrid Public Sector Accounting Technician

Cumberland Council; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumberland Council is recruiting an Accounting Technician to join the Finance Team in Carlisle with hybrid working arrangements available. The role focuses on supporting financial control, reconciliations and improving processes, contributing to budget setting, monitoring and forecasting.

The successful candidate will have strong numerical and spreadsheet skills and be able to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.

Qualifications

• Strong numerical, analytical and spreadsheet skills.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Support financial control and reconciliations to ensure accuracy of financial information.
• Improve financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency.
• Assist with budget setting, monitoring and forecasting, and closure of accounts.

Skills

Numerical ability

Analytical thinking

Spreadsheet skills

Job description

Cumberland Council is recruiting an Accounting Technician to join the Finance Team in Carlisle with hybrid working arrangements available. The role focuses on supporting financial control, reconciliations and improving processes, contributing to budget setting, monitoring and forecasting.

The successful candidate will have strong numerical and spreadsheet skills and be able to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.