Website Durham County Council
We are looking to appoint a Senior Accountancy Assistant on a permanent basis within the Pension Fund Team.
WHAT IS INVOLVED?
Our Finance team plays a vital role in effective management of the Pension Fund, ensuring accurate and compliant financial reporting and supporting the long-term security of members’ benefits.
Working within the Pension Finance function, you will have the opportunity to expand your professional expertise, apply financial processing and reconciliation skills, and support continuous improvement across the service.
As a Senior Accountancy Assistant, you will gain exposure to a wide range of duties, including but not limited to:
Maintaining the Pension Fund cashbook
Ledger coding of bank transactions
Completing key reconciliations
Assisting with the closure of the Pension Fund accounts
The provision of information to the Pension Fund actuary and internal/external audit.
Working closely with external stakeholders to resolve employer contribution queries
Supporting and mentoring the Accountancy Assistant, to ensure financial transactions are coded accurately and promptly to the ledger.
WHAT WILL I NEED?
To be actively studying for Level 4 of the Association of Accounting Technicians or NVQ Level 4 equivalent relevant qualification.
Please refer to the attached Person Specification for the full criteria.
INTERVIEWS
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.
HOW TO APPLY
Please note, we do not accept CVs. Use the ‘Person Specification’ section of the form to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential (and where possible, desirable) criteria. Applications that do not evidence the essential requirements will not be shortlisted.
https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Senior_Accountancy_Assistant/299989
✅ All applications must be made online via the North East Jobs portal.