Finance Specialist - Record to Report - 6 month FTC
Swindon, or Newport, Stockton on Tees

Band D: £34,101 per annum

It’s an exciting time to join UKSBS as we transform our business to be the leading UK public sector business service provider. We aim to become a very different organisation over the next few years as we move to a modern multi-platform, digitally enabled organisation.

The teams across Finance Service Delivery process a range of financial transactions and ensure procedures and processes are followed to deliver a high-quality service to our clients. We now have a requirement on a fixed term contract basis, for an additional Finance Specialist to work primarily within Record to Report.

Duties will include , but not are limited to the following:

• Deliver end-to-end finance processes across relevant service areas (e.g. general ledger reconciliation, invoicing, payments, transactions or reporting), ensuring accuracy and completeness

• Produce and review financial outputs, such as reconciliations, journals, reports or returns, ensuring they meet defined standards and controls

• Investigate and resolve complex or non-routine financial issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions

• Interpret and apply accounting principles, policies and controls to ensure consistent and compliant outcomes

• Take ownership of escalated queries and issues, ensuring timely resolution and appropriate escalation where required

• Provide advice, guidance and support to colleagues and stakeholders, including supporting less experienced team members

• Ensure adherence to SLAs, controls, governance and audit requirements across all finance activities

• Work collaboratively with internal teams, stakeholders and clients to resolve issues and deliver service outcomes

• Support audit and assurance activity, providing analysis, documentation and evidence as required

• Support system changes and improvements, including testing, implementation and service readiness activities

To be considered for the role, you will need the following

• Strong understanding of core finance processes (e.g. general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, transactions, reporting)

• Knowledge of accounting principles and financial controls

• Ability to analyse financial data, identify discrepancies and resolve issues

• Experience using finance systems (e.g. ERP platforms such as Oracle, SAP, Workday or equivalent)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability

• High level of attention to detail and accuracy

As an inclusive and Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

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For additional information, to discuss reasonable adjustments, or if you’d like a confidential discussion please contact our recruitment specialists.

Successful candidates may be required to undergo Security Clearance (National Security Vetting) as part of their employment. To meet these standards, applicants must normally have lived in the UK for at least the last five years and be able to satisfy background, identity and criminal record checks.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We are UKSBS. We are creating a place where people love to work, a culture where we lead, we change, we deliver and we empower our people to be curious, take action and add value.