Apprentice Advisor Finance Service Desk

 Provide financial support and assistance to staff and service users in accordance with the relevant Authority's financial policies and procedures. Investigate and respond to routine & transactional financial queries as appropriate or refer more complex queries to senior colleagues Produce financial information for service management, internal and external clients on appropriate media. Allocate income accurately, ensuring VAT is correctly accounted for. Assist in the bank reconciliation process. Process and complete a range of financial transactions including journals, virements and authorised invoices into the creditor & debtors system, supplier queries, invoice scanning and matching to purchase orders, having regard to the Council's policies and VAT requirements. Assist in satisfying creditor and debtor queries both internally and externally. Process, format, collate and assemble documents, records, information and data. including information and data gathering for corporate returns ensuring set deadlines are met. Post cash and cheques whether arising from cash receipting or bank files, including manual posting where appropriate for example bank file rejects. Arranging refund payments for customer overpayments as appropriate. Reconciling all input and output from the creditors, debtors and cash receipting processes and systems. Check the output from payment runs, ensuring the correct printing of cheques and/or BAGS payments and ensuring remittance advices are matched as appropriate for postal/fax/email remittances. Verification of the cheque control sheet with cheques issued and spoiled. Reimburse petty cash and bank Imprest claims Assist budget holders in financial planning and the preparation and monitoring of low risk/low complexity budgets including closedown procedures, providing financial advice to service users as required Update, interrogate and maintain financial systems using appropriate technology and interrogation tools, including maintenance of data integrity. Assist in the completion of financial returns including statistical and grant claims and performance measures under guidance.

Training:

To be confirmed

Training Outcome:

The opportunity to progess into an accounts assistant role.

Employer Description:

North Lincolnshire Council have an aspiration to make North Lincolnshire the best place to live, work, visit and invest. We have built a strong working relationships in the pursuit of the realisation of this ambition and have delivered many successful employment and skills programmes over recent years, working hard to secure positive outcomes for our residents.

Working Hours :
Monday to Thursday 9am - 5pm Friday 9am - 4.30pm

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Number skills,Team working