Description

Department of Chief Executive

West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Finance Officer

Band 7/SO1 £21,748 pa - £29,577 pa

3 x 37 hours per week

Established

Based at Aldermanbury House, Bradford City Centre

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West Yorkshire Pension Fund is a leading Local Government Pension Fund and one of the UK largest pension funds, based in Bradford. Due to our increasing Shared Service with other pension funds we require three Finance Officers to join our small, friendly team based in Aldermanbury House in Bradford City Centre.

The Finance Officers’ role is a varied one, where your skills and versatility will be utilised to support the breadth of our Finance Team’s function. A key part of the Finance Officer’s role will be to provide a number of varied financial services within the Pension Fund, with opportunities to progress and support for accountancy training. Key duties include:

• Investigate and resolve supplier queries, reconcile supplier statements
• Identify and post prepayments and accruals
• Produce adhoc reports and analysis

When required, you will support the Finance Team by undertaking:

• Daily accounting for the general ledger (data entry, statement reconciliation)
• Sundry debtor processes and raising invoices
• Bank Accounts reconciliation, and suspense account clearance
• Reconciling employers monthly contribution payments to members’ records
• Posting pensions contributions to members’ records

The Ideal Candidate:

• Previous accounting experience of general ledger record maintenance, bank reconciliation and sundry debtor transactions
• Experience in month end reconciliations and preparing variance analysis
• Intermediate capability in using financial software such as SAP or Oracle Financial
• Studying or willing to study for accountancy qualifications
• Excellent Excel and Words skills
• Strong attention to detail and root-cause resolution, demonstrates a high level of intellect and speed of understanding
• Versatile and adaptable, willing to undertake an array of basic financial tasks
• Outstanding customer communication skills, be an excellent team player, and able to multi-task

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Posters Information:

Name:BRADFORD MDC

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