The post holder will work as part of the Town Council administration team. Specifically, to work as part of the Town Council administration and ensuring the Councils Finances are being maintained in line with the legislation governing Town Councils.
To provide day-to-day financial management of the Town Council under the direction of the Town Council and to line manage designated staff. To manage the Town Council's financial affairs within the legal framework for local authorities and to comply with current legislation, statements of recommended practice and accounting codes of practice. To ensure that the Town Council complies with the Financial Regulations as approved from time to time by the Town Council.
To act as the Town Council's "Responsible Finance Officer" (RFO) described in the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003, section 2(2)(a) as: "the person who, by virtue of section 151 of the Local Government Act 1972, is responsible for the administration of the financial affairs of a relevant body or, if no person is so responsible, the person who is responsible for keeping the accounts of such a body". The Regulations impose specific duties on the RFO to (i) establish a sound system of internal control and arrangements for the management of risk (section 4(1)); (ii) carry out an annual review of the system of internal control and to prepare and publish an annual statement of internal control (section 4(2)); (iii) determine the accounting records and ensure they are maintained in accordance with proper procedures and are kept up to date (section 5); and (iv) determine the accounting control systems and ensure that they are observed (also section 5).
Desired Qualifications (Or similar)
* HMRC
* Xero
* Financial accounting
* Driving Licence
* SIA
* AAT
* ACA
* CIMA
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From £18.85 per hour
Expected hours: 18 per week
Benefits:
* Bereavement leave
* Company pension
* Free parking
* Gym membership
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Work Location: In person