Accounting Technician

Full Time, Permanent

Join our Adults and Communities Finance Team as an Accounting Technician, supporting financial management across Adult Social Care, Communities and Public Health. You'll help services plan their budgets, monitor spending and make informed financial decisions.

Key tasks will include

• Assisting and supporting the Finance Manager/Group Accountants
• Assisting in the preparation and completion of a range of financial information to comply with the relevant legislation and the council's Standing Orders and Financial Regulations.
• Provide financial and management accounting support across the range of Finance functions.
• Support delivery of the medium-term financial planning, annual budget and closure of accounts processes.
• Coordinate and complete government grant and other financial returns.
• Provide financial information, expert analysis and advice to clients on business issues arising from the monitoring of performance of budgets to ensure value for money service provision.

Essential criteria

• NVQ Level 4 qualification such as AAT or equivalent.
• Experience of using financial systems to investigate and resolve problems, for example Unit4 Business World (Agresso) system or a comparable system.
• Up to date knowledge of local government finance and accounting practices and know how they are applied to the Council's financial systems.
• Extensive practical experience of using spreadsheets and financial systems in the manipulation of data to develop financial models.
• Experience of supporting the resolution of accountancy issues, utilising tools available.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in resolving a range of complex issues.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly, both verbally and in writing and build effective working relationships.

Why Bristol City Council?

We provide hundreds of day-to-day services, from being a landlord, providing social care to running our museums and parks. We deliver a diverse range of services and have ambitious capital and investment programmes for the city and to support people who live, work and visit in Bristol.

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

We offer flexible working arrangements, including the option to work from home for part of the week, subject to service needs, alongside flexi-time and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey, please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. Where application numbers are high, we may also use the desirable criteria to shortlist, so please address these where applicable.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Bristol City Council are not offering sponsorship for this role.

Additional information

Application closing date: Sunday 29th November
Shortlisting will take place the week commencing Monday 30th November
Interviews are expected to take place the week commencing Monday 7th December

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Hannah Wheatley on Hannah.Wheatley@bristol.gov.uk

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

The personal information section (including your name) you'll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.