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Job Category : Finance
Location : Civic Offices, Basingstoke and Deane BC
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £20.67

This is an interesting opportunity to be a part of the Finance Team for a period of up to 2 years. The council has a reputation for strong financial management which you will be expected to be an integral part of for the period you are with the council. A new Enterprise Resource System (ERP) is being implemented so there is a need for an increase in our resources.

You will support an Executive Director, Head of Service and Directorate Management Team with;
• Producing financial management information, forecasting and budgeting;
• The whole financial cycle including year-end and budget setting
• Delivering savings and income targets; and
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations

Job Category : Financial
Location : London Borough of Hillingdon, Uxbridge
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £22.00

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Insurance team provides a support service to all Council services with the aim of minimising the Council’s exposure to financial loss and liability. The team is responsible for developing and implementing an active operational risk management programme across all Council services and at all levels, coupled with the provision of appropriate insurance cover.

This post can at times be under significant time pressures which need to be managed effectively; externally from claimants solicitors, the Council’s Insurers and the Courts, and internally to obtain prompt co-operation and information from service managers.

A significant part of the work of the team is affected by reforms to the Civil Justice System (the ‘Woolf’ reforms) which lay down strict time limits for filing defences and supplying supporting evidence. The deadlines are tight which means that significant cost can fall to the Council, including fines imposed by the court as well as compromising the Council’s defences, if the right quality and quantity of work is not achieved in line with the statutory timetable.

The main duties of the Senior Insurance Officer posts are to administer and manage insurance policies, records and claims alongside processing information on incidents involving real or potential financial loss to the Council. This involves considerable contact with other Council services, insurers, loss adjusters, solicitors and with members of the public, which can be in writing, by telephone and in person. The duties will also involve regular computer input and analysis of claims information.

EXPERIENCE
Experience of processing complex, technical insurance claims within a busy insurance team.
Experience of operating in a team required to adhere to the relevant professional insurance standards.
Experience of dealing with signifcant insurance tenders and renewals
Experience of building strong working relationships with a range of key stakeholders in an insurance environment, including senior managers.
Experience of improving the proficiency, effectiveness and quality of insurance services provided to customers/clients.
Experience of implementing change and improvement initiatives in an insurance team.
Relevant Local Government experience.

QUALIFICATIONS
Degree qualification or equivalent experience
Relevant professional qualification (i.e. CII, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, etc.) and / or equivalent experience
Demonstrable Continuing Professional Development

Job Category : Finance (Qualified)
Location : County Hall – C1, Essex County Council, Chelmsford, Essex
Salary: £22.00
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00

This role will be remote working for the foreseeable.
This position will initially, in line with current government guidance be based from home, with an expectation of being home based for the foreseeable future. However, if / when government guidelines change the role may then revert to being office based, whilst retaining some flexible working options.

Job Purpose
The role is within our Strategic Finance and Insight team, which leads on planning, budgeting, reporting, insight and managing the Council’s funding position. The role will primarily focus on the Council’s funding position, working closely with districts and boroughs and other senior stakeholders in the finance team. It is therefore vital you have prior experience working in a local government finance team.
The Assistant Accountant will deliver all aspects of financial management reporting (both Revenue and Capital with key members of the Finance team and budget holders to ensure customer needs are met.
This role is responsible for the preparation of high quality financial advice, information and analysis to budget holders within a functional area, across the financial cycle.
You will build strong relationships with finance colleagues, budget holders and all relevant internal partners and actively participate and contribute to projects.

Service/Functional Accountabilities

• Deliver timely and accurate financial information throughout the financial cycle and provide advice to budget holders to ensure the effective management of budgets and value for money services.
• Supports budget holders to ensure they can develop financial plans and to carry out their financial management duties.
• Provides analysis and interpretation of financial and performance data to ensure the business can underpin their decisions with robust financial information and advice.
• Supports budget holders sharing financial knowledge to ensure they understand the implications of unit costs and interpret variances more robustly. Deliver accurate financial estimates, forecasts and plans ensuring all identified risks are quantified, monitored and controlled and mitigations appropriately recorded.
• Supports and co-ordinates the timely delivery and preparation of information to ensure quality of financial information for both monthly reporting, business cases or projects.
• Coordinate the delivery and deliver information to ensure the annual accounts closure programme can meet the agreed deadlines.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum full AAT (Level 4) qualification or equivalent, plus one year’s experience as an Accounting Technician.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial management, financial planning and management for budgets and experience of providing financial advice to budget holders.
• Experience of working with a range of financial systems and processes.
• Evidence of working collaboratively and engaging with senior managers and finance colleagues across the finance function, together with good communication skills.
• Experience of working in a large complex organisation and contributing to change.
• Experience of supporting multi-disciplinary teams to achieve service outcomes.
• Local Government experience essential

Job Category : Finance – Unqualified
Location : Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 10:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £15.74

Finance Assistant
Looking for someone who can analyse, control and input a large amount of data.

Job role :
To assist the Finance Team Manager(Temporary Accommodation
Solutions) in all financial matters related to the budgets and
processing of invoices, purchase management and
payments.

Essential skills & Abilities :
Spreadsheet skill a must.
IT literate – we use quite a lot of systems that they will need to learn to navigate quickly
Numerate – Our work is mostly financial, though we support other teams in creating and supporting their data needs for management reporting and statistical returns i.e. FOI’s
Attention to detail
Must demonstrate capability in managing priorities and deadlines
Quick learner

Desirable skills & abilities:
Works well within a team
Good communicator
Assertive – able to empower officers and stakeholders in providing timely returns
Flexible – able to pick up other areas of work
Previously experience in a payments or debtor team environment desirable

Job Category : Financial
Location : Newham Dockside, London Borough of Newham, East London
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
The pay rate is £17.75 per hour

LBN is seeking to recruit 5 staff on a temporary basis (initially 2-3 months, subject to possible extension), to support the delivery of essential grant administration work, to local businesses who have been negatively impacted by the Covid pandemic.
The role is working on a full time basis (36 hours a week), with a usual working pattern of 9am – 5pm (there is some flexibility to adjust this if required e.g. 8am – 4pm or 10pm – 6pm).
Under current national government guidance, these roles will be based working from home. ICT equipment will be provided on loan for the role (this will need to be collected by the successful candidate in person at our Newham Dockside offices). At a later date, there may be a requirement to attend our office, which is based in Stratford, E20.

The role is based in the Our Newham Business and Enterprise Team.
The role is responsible for assessing additional restrictions business grant applications within agreed timescales and in line with the organisation auditing principles.

Some examples of the duties include;
• Providing recommendations against each grant application.
• Providing inputs to ongoing planning with grant making team
• Ensuring that grant assessments are completed according to the operational and financial needs of the programme in a time-pressured environment.
• Keeping the relevant internal stakeholders informed about progress against upcoming deadlines and deliverables.
• Identifying and developing strategies to optimise the speed, transparency and accuracy of grants assessments within the programme.
• Reviewing briefings and other related information connected with the grant-funded programmes
• Providing advice on good practice in grant management, lessons learnt, scaling programmes and giving effective feedback to grantees
• Ensuring applications are eligible to apply in line with business status
• Examining and verifying evidence provided with the application and requesting additional evidence if required.
• From the evidence provided, demonstrate that the applicant has or has not met the pre-agreed criteria to be eligible for an additional restrictions grant. Sign post where required to future grants that the business might be eligible for.

Skills needed include;

• Attention to detail.
• Ability to apply a consistent approach to all areas of work.
• Ability to learn quickly, including use of new systems.
• Confident in using online systems.
• Use initiative but also able to seek advice and guidance when required.
• Good level of English and ability to communicate effectively.

Desirable knowledge and skills include;
• Good level of academic education with mathematical knowledge and experience within internal audit / counter fraud / investigations
• Experience of issues related to fraud, value for money, equality and diversity, legislative compliance and data quality

Job Category : Financial
Client Location : London Borough of Newham, East London
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.85

Responsibility
Responsible for financial performance, reviewing budgets, updating and monitoring budgets, providing support to cost centres managers, interpreting and forecasting budgets and preparing reports.

Experience & Knowledge
The Finance Officer will have the following responsibilities and experience:
• Must have extensive working experience in managing, planning and forecasting budgets.
• Familiar with zero-based budget preparation.
• Has the skill and ability to gather financial data.
• Experience in monitoring and controlling budgets.
• Experience in budget preparation and use.
• Experience in using Excel spreadsheet.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office and Office 365.
• Experience in using a financial management system.
• Experience in interpreting and explaining budgets.
• Experience in measuring trends with financial ratios.
• Experience in reviewing, monitoring multiple budget cost centres.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial and budget terms.
• Have knowledge of IT budgets.
• Has experience in supporting cost centre managers.
• Experience in presenting and interpreting financial information.
• Experience in reviewing budgets, financial information and making recommendations.
• Experience with revenue and capital budgets.
• Experience in preparing and using financial models.
• Experience in preparing budget narratives explaining budget variances and forecasts.
• Is a good written and verbal communicator.

We use Oracle Fusion EPR for budget management. Training will be provided on how to use the system.

Job Category : Financial.
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London.
Hours Per Week : 35.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.
Salary: £20.54.

Claims Handler , to handle claims against the Council

This candidate must be able to work remotely, have access to their own broadband, all equipment will be provided.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

1. To support the Risk and Insurance Manager and Senior Claims Officer in providing a comprehensive claims handling service to the community, outside bodies and officers of the Council dealing with all claims made against the Council’s Public Liability and Employers Liability policies, including repudiating or settling claims in accordance with current guidelines directly with the claimant or their representative.
2. Work with the Head of Claims to ensure maximum flexibility to meet changes in litigation practice demands and priorities in order to deliver a quality front line service.
3. Implement the prompt administration and investigate claims internally to enable legal liability to be decided, and claims to be repudiated or settled in accordance with legal protocols ensuring performance and functions carried out are achieved to the highest standard.
4. In the absence of the Senior Claims Officer, and when delegated to do so by the Risk and Insurance Manager, oversee some aspects of claims administration ensuring tasks are completed to a high standard.
5. Adhere to protocols that detect and deter fraudulent & exaggerated claims. Promote effective financial management and the pursuit of value for money.

Qualifications & Experience

Certificate in insurance from the Chartered Insurance Institute or equivalent qualification in a related field (e.g. Law).

Experience of claims management in the public sector.

IT literate and keyboard skills with experience of using, Word, Excel and claims
database software packages.

Good organisational skills and be capable of achieving agreed deadlines and targets, whilst staying motivated and focused.

Good verbal and written communication skills, able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy.

Able to write, clear, concise reports.

Ability to bring creative solutions to problems.

Able to establish positive working relationships, and work closely with Council officers, external agencies and individuals.

Committed to own learning and development.

Able to share good practice and experience and learn from others.

Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision.

Ability to work on own initiative.

Ability to work within a team

Ability to analyse problems and produce effective solutions.

Job Category : Finance (Qualified).
Location : County Hall – E1, Essex County Council, Chelmsford.
Salary: £365.65 per day.
Hours Per Week : 25.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.

Please note this is a part time position for 3 days per week however other options can be considered.

This position will initially, in line with current government guidance be based from home, with an expectation of being home based for the foreseeable future. However, if / when government guidelines change the role may then revert to being office based and flexible working options.

Job Purpose
This role is responsible for delivering high quality financial advice within a service area, proactive in providing comprehensive support and innovative advice to all levels of management and Members across the finance elements, including budget setting, budget planning and project support. Proficient analytical skills will be key to interpreting financial results for the business whilst influencing more robust decision making by evidencing greater awareness and understanding the impact of decisions on costs and risks.
An experienced financial expert, building strong relationships with internal and external partners will maximise the opportunity to influence stakeholders and partners and contribute fully as a member of management forums. Work collaboratively in supporting delivery of efficiency improvements and cost reduction plans across the Council providing high quality advice and direction on financial strategies, policy, standards and practices to achieve strategic objectives.
Service/Functional Accountabilities

• Responsible for supporting the business by understanding all the financial assets, liabilities and priorities for a business operation(revenue, capital, funding streams & debt) & present options to senior managers to drive change and improve efficiency to meet strategic objectives.
• Responsible for partnering and supporting Service Directors and stakeholders to carry out financial performance management, pricing and investment analysis. In addition, support the business planning process by advising senior managers and supporting the maximisation of external funding to the Council.
• Accountable for supporting business development by using insightful predictive analytics, optimising financial modelling and commercial acumen.
• Support cross organisational projects and ensure the best commercial & value considerations to drive transparent and robust decision making. This support will involve detailed analysis and interpretation in communicating financial and performance data to support evidence-based decisions.
• Work collaboratively with Senior Finance Business Partners and Management Accountants in the development and review of financial policy and plans ensuring they reflect the Council’s strategic objectives and promote continuous improvement
• Responsible for promoting delivery of value for money services, as evidenced by benchmarked cost driver comparators to analyse financial trends and drive efficiencies. Develop networks with best in class peers.
• Support timely preparation of robust business cases & decision making documents by quantifying associated costs, benefits, risks and funding solutions, being solely accountable for the financial implications Responsible for compliance with financial regulations and professional accounting standards and financial impact assessments relating to changes in legislation or service initiatives

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Full CCAB / CIMA qualification with evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience in application of financial management and financial frameworks – preferably public sector, through a full financial cycle
• Excellent communication skills to influence a wide range of stakeholders and aware of the political environment in which this role operates
• Evidence of identifying improvements in financial systems and processes with a strong delivery and performance focus
• Experience of supporting the evaluation of innovative and effective means of financing the delivery of services.
• Evidence of providing financial advice to inform decision making Demonstrate experience of establishing credibility and contributing effectively with management teams and wider multi-disciplinary networks
• Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards Demonstrate experience of working with senior managers, working within and supporting multi-disciplinary teams to achieve service outcomes

Job Category : Interims.
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London.
Salary: £201.01.
Hours Per Week : 35.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.

The key tasks are

1. Experience of local authority cash flow
2. Experience of local authority investments
3. Experience of using treasury software Logotech or treasury live
4. Experience of using agresso financial system
5. Experience of investing and borrowing
6. Experience of closing local authority treasury management tasks in statement of accounts
7. Experience of using banking systems like Natwest bank line
8. Experience of local authority CIPFA Code of Practice
9. At least 4 years working in a local authority treasury role

Job Category : Finance – Unqualified.
Location : Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council.
Hours Per Week : 36.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.
Salary: £20.48.
To support the functions of the Brokerage and Payments team to deal with supplier and payment enquires which have resulted due to the Cyber attack and loss of the normal databases and systems.
To ensure that the team follow the correct AP procedure.
To deal with more complex supplier enquiries

KNOWLEDGE (Including Equalities and Diversity)

1. A working knowledge of an Accounts Payable (AP) operational service.
2. Ability to understand and apply financial regulations and best practice in external and internal financial requirements and standards. A working knowledge of Standing Orders and Financial Regulations.
3. A working knowledge of the Council’s finance systems and an understanding on how these systems can be interfaced and share data in a common format (example database or spreadsheet).
4. Ability to carry out, at all times, the post holder’s responsibilities with due regard to the Council’s objectives eg Equalities and Diversity Policy, Anti-Poverty, Community Orientation in service delivery and employment. The post holder must have the ability to understand the needs of a multi-racial society and be prepared to implement the Council’s Equalities and Diversity Policy at a level appropriate to the job.
5. Knowledge of management techniques and the Councils performance management framework.
6. An understanding of the problems and needs of a multicultural inner city community.

WORK RELATED EXPERIENCE (Including voluntary or unpaid and Equalities and Diversity)

1. Experience of accounts payable processes in a large, complex organisation.
2. Experience of using multi-user financial management systems, financial control procedures and best practice. Preparing, recording and monitoring information.
3. Experience of communicating effectively at all levels using appropriate methods with internal and external contacts.
4. Experience of providing management information and statistical reports.
5. Ability to understand and apply financial regulations, standing orders and corporate standards.
6. Experience of supervising staff.

Job Category: Finance.
Location: Luton, Bedfordshire.
Start Date: Immediate Start.
Salary: £412.50 per day.

Nations Recruitment is looking for a Senior Accountant.

Ideally you will be a qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) and have previous experience across the following areas: Strong financial control and process control Financial Accounting Consolidation of Financial Statements Internal Financial Reporting Internal and External Audit Management Strong business partnering and stakeholder management Experience within Public Sector, Charity, Trusts or similar sectors would be beneficial You will need to be available immediately for interview and for an immediate start.