Finance Officer

FINANCE OFFICER

Salary: £35,060 - £43,594; SCP 27-36

Median (qualification bar) SCP 32 £39,459

Location: London, E1 8EU

The Valuation Tribunal Service (VTS) is a statutory, non-departmental public body (NDPB), sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, with responsibility for the administration of Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating appeals.  What we do and how we do it has an impact on the multi-million pound income the Government brings in from local property taxation to support other public services.    

This job offers great exposure to a range of finance related work within a small but busy finance team in the VTS Head Office.  You will report to our Financial Controller and on a day-to-day basis you will work closely with another Finance Officer and be responsible for managing a Finance Assistant.

The Finance Officer's specific responsibilities will include:

• assisting the Financial Controller with preparation of annual and quarterly accounts;
• assisting with the preparation and analysis of management accounting information including budget management reporting;
• the production of monthly and year end audit files;
• payroll reconciliation and administration.

For an in depth description of this Finance Officer role, responsibilities and person specification, please see the attached application pack.

Our ideal Finance Officer candidate will have previous experience of a range of finance responsibilities, preferably gained within the public sector. Knowledge of the work involved in central government financing and specifically within an NDPB would be a positive advantage.  We believe that this position will suit candidates who are fully qualified with a recognised accountancy body and who also have knowledge of SAP accounting.  You are likely to have excellent Excel skills - at an intermediate or advanced level - as working with spreadsheets is a prime requirement of the role.

Finance Officer Application details:

To apply for this role you must complete both the attached application form and diversity monitoring questionnaire and return them to us with your CV by no later than 23:55 Sunday 20th December 2020.

If you do not complete the application form your application cannot be considered!