Education Accountant

Description:

What you’ll be doing:

• Maintenance and reconciliation of the accounts

• Validation and processing invoices

• Cash flow monitoring

• Compliance with VAT regulations

• Completion of monthly returns posting summary and bank reconcilaiton

• Reconciliation of school accounts to the local authority accounts

• Preparation of reports for the Headteacher and budget holders

• Assisting with completion of year end creditors, debtors, receipts and payments in advance

• Assisting with the preparation of year end returns and closing of accounts

• Setting up the new year budgets in the new financial year

• Producing reports for validation of budgets set up

What we’re looking for:

• Ideally knowledge of accounting principles and practice

• Able to prioritise tasks and work under time limits to deliver a service specification

• An excellent communicator with customers and colleagues

• An attention to detail

• Ability to work independently.

• A competent user of bookkeeping/accounting packages and Microsoft Office

• Working experience of bookkeeping/accountancy

• Able to carry out bookkeeping procedures to produce accurate financial records

• A car owner/driver