Financial Services Officer

Futures Recruitment Services are supporting a client in Ipswich who is seeking a Financial Services Officer to join the team. As the Financial services officer, you will use specialist knowledge and expertise to provide services to internal customers (mainly at a similar operating level but also to Budget Holders and more senior staff).

• To provide detailed support on a range of finance matters. In own specialism:

? Manage, maintain and develop the main Finance System

? Interpret information, problems, and situations and give technical advice and support to internal customers

? Maintain and develop own specialist knowledge and skills

• Work on projects and tasks that are varied but relatively straightforward, ensuring that milestones are identified and met.

• Work co-operatively and collaboratively with colleagues in the Finance Team, across teams and services, and with external partners, including the SRP and external audit.

Key Responsibilities for the Financial Services Officer:

• Responsible for managing, maintaining, and developing the main Finance System - covering P2P, General Ledger, Income and debt collection, and Budget forecasting
• Provide higher-level general and specialist technical support on a range of activities to the Finance ODT and to other ODT's.
• Ensure all activities and processes supporting this work are robust, efficient, timely, and accurate. Use electronic methods to process data and information, eliminating duplication and manual records elsewhere in the organisation.
• Ensure all financial control and internal reporting systems deliver the required outcomes and outputs and that these provide the necessary management information, are meaningful, timely, and accurate.
• Support the budget setting and take responsibility for key areas of budget monitoring and annual accounts production processes as required.
• Complete the more complex grant claims, statutory, and other returns as required and within deadlines, allowing time for management consideration and review.
• Undertake financial control work including monthly and annual reconciliations
• As required, provide higher-level support to ODT's and work with relevant partners (such as the SRP) ensuring robust and accurate financial information and advice.
• Keep relevant practices, systems, and financial procedures up to date and undertake checks to ensure they operate accurately and effectively.

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