Version 1.5

Date: 22.09.17

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
JOB TITLE: / Assistant Accountant
SAFETY RATING: / No safety rating
DEPARTMENT: / Finance
LOCATION: / Gosforth
RESPONSIBLE TO: / Financial Controller
PURPOSE: / To assist with accounting and control of Metro activities
DIMENSIONS: / Employees: 1
Budgetary Responsibility:
Financial Responsibility:
REMUNERATION: / APT&C Band 4
ROLE:
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4. / Completion of financial accounts on a periodic/monthly basis
Completion of VAT and tax returns
Completion of balance sheet reconciliations
Provide financial data for preparation of budgets, forecasts and management information purposes
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Financial control and management of allocated Budget and Forecast reports in accordance with Metro Services / Nexus requirements
  • Check financial accuracy of financial reports and any tenders submitted
  • Operate and maintain financial and business systems to ensure financial data and registers are properly maintained
  • Provide a super user role within Navision
  • Generally assist with completion of financial and statistical returns required by statute, regulation or business partners
  • Ensure all accounting entries are processed
  • Flexibility to cover other functions of Dept.
  • Capital programme produced every quarter
  • Assist allocated managers in budget/capital programme production and monitoring
  • Complete accurate financial analysis for submission to stakeholders
  • Supervise Financial Assistant in day to day workload
  • VAT and Tax Returns completed accurately and on time
  • Control and manage the debtors system
  • Compilation of periodic balance sheet reconciliations including control and review of provisions/prepayments and deferred income
  • Reconciliation of daily cash flow and bank balances
  • Provide cover for management accounts as required

PERSON SPECIFICATION:
Essential
  • Qualified to AAT level
  • 2 years post qualification
  • Supervisory experience
  • Flexibility
  • Self motivated
  • Logical/systematic
  • Numerate/analytical skills
  • Problem solving
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Developed computer skills
  • Experience of working within a team

SPECIFIC SAFETY QUALIFICATIONS
N/A

HOLDER OF THIS POST MUST HAVE ACCESS TO REQUIRED SAFETY PUBLICATIONS AND PERSONAL EQUIPMENT/PPE.

Authorised by: ______Date: ______

Issued/Briefed to: ______Date: ______

Briefed by: ______Date: ______