Finance Officer (36hrs FTC / 21hrs PT Perm)

We are currently recruiting to two positions within this team: one full-time (36 hours, 12-month fixed-term contract) and one part-time (21 hours, permanent). Please indicate your preference within your application. We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Finance officer to join our Accounts Receivable team. In this key role, you will take ownership of the accounts receivable and credit control function, ensuring timely collection of outstanding debts, accurate maintenance of the sales ledger, and effective credit control procedures..,

• Contribute towards the development and implementation of the Council's financial strategy.
• Work closely with all stakeholders to ensure best use of limited financial resources, providing support where needed.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities as and when they arise, inform finance managers and collectively consider options to mitigate risks or exploit opportunities
• Produce reports from Oracle and other peripheral systems to support in-year monitoring, year-end and statutory reporting
• Undertake general finance and administration tasks including maintaining shared folders, intranet pages, filing bank statements, raising POs, cheques and manual payments.
• Undertake credit control chasing.
• CCAB (preferably CIPFA), CIMA, CFA, ACT foundations stage (stage 1) completed or equivalent
  
  About Barnet Council
Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative - which drive everything we do. About Finance We are committed to delivering for our residents by supporting our service areas to make sound financial decisions and utilising our resources in a sustainable way to ensure the high-quality services offered in Barnet can be maintained. We do this by hiring talented customer focused staff, investing in continuous development and creating a culture that empowers our people. We believe by doing this our staff will ultimately support residents by being sound financial stewards, create value to customers as trusted advisors and lead in continuous improvement within the department and wider Council. Finance in Barnet is diverse department includes Business Partnering, Exchequer, Treasury and Pensions, Major Projects to name a few.

What we offer - 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays - Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents - Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time - A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more - Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership - Excellent training and development opportunities - Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance, Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and hybrid working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.