Finance & Planning Officer

Post background

Based in the Finance & Planning team the Finance & Planning Officer will play a key role within the financial accounting team, supporting finance system users and assisting the wider JNCC organisation on operational activities.

This is a role requiring diligence, a problem-solving aptitude and attention to detail.

• Processing invoices and making payments to our suppliers using our finance systems; matching invoices to purchase orders and dealing with any discrepancies, helping to resolve queries and ensuring that controls are maintained, and clear audit trails are kept.
• Gathering and verifying details for new suppliers and processing information on the financial system.
• Assisting users in navigating and identifying the relevant coding information for their projects.
• Assisting Finance Accounting Officer in processing of payment runs and manual payments. Collate forms and evidence for overseas payments.
• Preparing and posting journals ensure clear audit trail and evidence is matched.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations, review control accounts including procurement card, Corporate Travel Management (CTM) and bank reconciliations ensuring that supporting documentation is maintained. Identify and investigate discrepancies or issues and report to financial accounting officer.
• Managing the Finance and Planning inbox, providing support to the finance team, co-ordinating activity and dealing with correspondence.
• Acting as the financial accounting team data champion, updating finance policies and procedures and managing the intranet content.
• Assisting with external and internal audit, as well as the completion of regulatory and stakeholder returns.

Technical - To be a successful candidate you will be/have:

• Ability to work on your own initiative as well as being as part of a team.

• The ability to communicate financial data to non-finance colleagues
• AAT Level 3 qualified or working towards.

Experience (Responsibilities) - To be a successful candidate you will have:

• An experienced user of Microsoft office in particular Excel, Teams & Outlook
• Have experience of working in a financial operations environment, preferably within the civil service or similar
• Experience of reconciling balance sheet items and of using purchase and sales ledger systems
• have proven experience of advising on day-to-day financial queries and policies and ensuring compliance with policies
• Have excellent administration and organisation skills with a proven track record of prioritising workloads, meeting deadlines and demonstrating attention to detail

• Experience of involvement in interim and year end audits. Understanding and experience of using a standard operating platform for finance/procurement

• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving

Please see the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade: