About The Role

We are looking for someone with a strong sense of doing the right thing to protect the Council and its assets to join our Accountancy and Audit teams to assist in the delivery of their services. This is a varied role including: completing financial analyses, data imports and recharges, budget monitoring, reconciliations, tasks for the statement of accounts, internal audit assignments and preparing written and verbal reports for the finance or audit managers. You will also provide administrative and technical support to the Section 151 Officer, and the Deputy Section 151 Officers and will be required to work collaboratively with other Council services on financial matters.

About You

It is vital to us that you have experience in an accountancy or internal audit environment and have excellent numeracy, ICT and communication skills. You will need time management skills, flexibility to deal with changing priorities and an ability to work on your own initiative to achieve the required objectives. Strong inter-personal skills will enable you to work as part of a team both within the Finance and ICT directorate and with the other services in the Council.

It is desirable that you have an accounting technician qualification or relevant internal audit qualification and a strong understanding of the different categories of input and output Value Added Tax.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact, Hannah Tuck, Senior Finance Business Partner on 01329 824390.

About Us

Our people drive innovation, build strong relationships with our customers, deliver high-quality services and continually seek ways to improve efficiency and performance. At Fareham, we aim to attract, develop and retain talented individuals who can contribute to our success. You will be joining a small, supportive and friendly team within a well-managed Council. We offer a competitive benefits package, including a generous pension scheme, free parking, good annual leave entitlement and a car lease scheme, among other benefits. We take pride in the positive feedback we receive, with many describing us as a ‘friendly and professional organisation’.

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