Position: Finance Officer
Location : Taunton Somerset, TA1 4DY(Hybrid working, attend County Hall, Taunton when required)
Contract length : 8-9months (with possibility of extension)
Responsibilities:
* This post will be supporting our Education and Inclusion team within finance, and in addition to the general duties above this position will support with the following duties:
* Supporting with forecasting and management of budgets for a range of cost centres within Education and Inclusion Services.
* Allocating High Needs Top Up Funding for Children & Young People across a range of different types of education providers (Early Years, Mainstream, Special, FE, Independent etc).
* Assisting with the day to day payments process for High Needs, balancing budgets, forecasting and reporting to SEND operational managers on a monthly basis.
* Supporting with school academisation payments and final settlements and assisting with recording various financial returns from schools.
Experience:
1. Analysis and interpretation of financial information
2. Financial/Budget monitoring experience
3. Experience of working in a finance environment and dealing with complex accounting and statutory reporting issues
4. Experience of using Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
5. Knowledge of County Council accounting metho...