Exchequer Officer - Cashier
| Type: | temp | Sector: | commercial | Location: | Shepton Mallet |
| Hours: | 09.00 to 17.00 Monday to Friday | Salary: | £11.25 to £12.75 p/h (D.O.E.) | Date Posted: | 10/01/2022 |
| Description: | |||||
| This is an important role working for the local government authority from their offices in Shepton Mallet taking responsibility for recording all income which includes Council Tax, Business Rates, Sundry Debtors, and other payments. Part of a small Finance Team of 5, you will work alongside other Exchequer Officers who look after functions such as Accounts Payable. You will work closely with and support Accounts Receivable. The role will include liaising closely with many of the departments of the Council including Senior Accountants. This role will be offered as a long term, temporary assignment for up to 16 months (through to April 2023). The main responsibilities and duties will include: The Post holder will be responsible for reconciling and recording accurately income from three different systems including Pay360, Unit 4 ERP and Academy, investigating and allocating all income types to the correct codes on the relevant systems, processing all physical monies received by the Council and depositing into the banking system and providing advice and support for all queries regarding income from customers and internal Council departments. The main role for the Cashier is to be the font of all knowledge for the Council’s income and to provide technical assistance to Revenue & Benefits Department, Accountancy & Corporate Finance, Business Partners, Licensing, Planning & Land Charges Teams, Transactional Services Team, Residents & Businesses, and Internal & External Auditors. To carry out all daily treasury tasks that include importing income from a variety of banking/transactional sources on to the PAY360 system. In addition, ensuring all cheques, postal order and cash are processed within a timely manner to meet the Councils statutory deadlines and KPI’s. To carry out all daily treasury activities in accordance with Transactional Business Partner approval (to whom this position reports). This will include monthly reporting/reconciliations of ledgers and performing Accounts Receivable tasks. The Cashier is responsible for undertaking the following general ledger journal tasks to support the Accountancy Team: Stall Markets Income Journal, Car Park Income Journal, Post Room Income Journal, Land Charges VAT Journal, VAT Adjustment Journals, General Account Payment Journals, and Importing the Cash file Journals onto Unit 4 ERP. Prepare the relevant cashiering reports on PAY360 system to support the budget holders and Head of Service with their decision-making processes. To carry out the procedure for running end of day, exporting all data to feed into the Unit 4 and Academy systems. Produce Financial Reports to assist the Senior Accountants to make key financial and strategic decisions regarding Council’s budget income. The post holder is required to liaise with many colleagues of all levels, across the organisation to gather information and resolve queries in a timely manner. The Post holder will always help deliver outstanding customer service and be an integral team player for the Transactional Department and liaise closely with the Accounts Receivable and Payable Officers and report to the Transactional Business Partner as well as participating in Audit and external statutory inspections. The Candidate being sought will possess the following skills, experience, knowledge, qualifications & IT: Skills: The Cashier will require an analytical mindset with high attention to detail and the ability to multitask, in a professional manner as part of the Transactional Services team and adhere to the Councils regulations and Codes of Practice. In this function the post holder will often have to come up with ways of identifying and allocating payments correctly. This will involve investigating the transactions and assisting Senior Management with complex income queries. The Cashier must have an enquiring and analytical mind and have the right aptitude for solving queries. Highly numerate with a passion for accounts and excellent communication skills – both oral and written. Able to work independently, though be an integral team member. Able to work to tight deadlines. Positive working ethos and a good collaborative approach. Experience & knowledge: Proven experience in a financial services role to include Cashiering and Account Receivable duties. Experience of using cash receipting systems (ideally PAY360). Qualifications: QBE or studying or part-qualified for a relevant Accounting Qualification. For example, AAT Level 3. IT: Excellent IT skills including use of financial systems, Word & Excel to manipulate and present data. The hourly pay rate and weekly working hours for this assignment are from £11.25 to £12.75 per hour (depending upon experience), 09.00 to 17.00, Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week). Plus, free car parking at the offices in central Shepton Mallet. | |||||
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