My London Council is looking for a Finance Officer to join the team on a permanent basis. Working as part of the Finance team your role will be responsible for: The management of the schools advances monthly process and support for other education related payments to external organisations. The collation of monthly schools VAT returns and submission of the information to Corporate Accountancy team for inclusion in the Council's VAT claim within the deadlines. The collation of other schools related financial information for monthly, quarterly and year end returns. Logging and responding to queries raised in a timely manner and escalating issues where appropriate. Liaison with schools and other third-party organisations. This is a permanent role and the successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience in Local Government finance as well as be an AAT studier of equivalent. You will also need excellent numeracy and IT skills as well as strong organisational and communication skills. The role requires circa 1 day a week in the office and the salary band is £34,416 to £36,552.