Cash Officer - Exchequer Finance Assistant (Grade 14)

Job Category:   Financial

Job location: The Crescent, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4DY

Somerset Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £13.05 per hour

1 day office, 4 remote – flexible  Main Responsibilities & Duties

• Process financial transactions in accordance with agreed practice and authorisation processes, eg Accounts Payable transactions, Accounts Receivable transactions, Cashiering processes, Master Data transactions, etc. (this role within the Cashiers Team)
• Act as a local point of contact for administrative and/or finance related queries, providing advice & guidance to operational and other staff, suppliers and customers, eg AP/AR/Master Data/Cash handling processes, Financial Management Regulations, administrative policies.
• Administer financial schemes in accordance with agreed practice and authorisation processes, eg Purchasing Cards, Petty Cash, Construction Industry Scheme for tax, Controlled stationery etc.
• Monitor the application of corporate processes & practices and that they are implemented consistently to prescribed standards, eg compliance to agreed AP/AR/Cash handling processes and authorisation of financial transactions.
• Contribute, through participation in working groups, to the development of systems and processes, eg Dynamics D365, Income Management System (IMS) and financial information systems.
• Contribute to, propose and implement, solutions to many and varied problems relating to financial systems, procedures and reporting, eg process controls and changes in regulations.  This may also include carrying out test transactions to ensure processes work as intended.
• Oversee and maintain information on Finance systems, eg D365, IMS, Spreadsheets, etc.
• Understand, uphold and promote the aims of the council’s equality, diversity and inclusion policies; health, safety and wellbeing of self and others; and Organisational values in everything you do.   Equality and Diversity practice covers both interaction with staff, service users and communities and includes challenging discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity for all.

• Internal contacts include members of Finance, budget holders, other officers dealing with finance transactions (including schools), colleagues in the Systems Team and HR. The purpose of this contact is to provide information and financial support.
• External contacts can include suppliers, customers, internal and external auditors, colleagues in central government departments and finance staff in other authorities.