Finance Lead
Civica UK Ltd, United Kingdom
Job Description
Finance Lead
Permanent
Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Skills: Part qualified or QBE in Accounting
About Civica:
We’re Civica and we make software that helps deliver critical services for citizens all around the world. From local government to central [federal] government, to education, to health and care, over 5,000 public bodies across the globe use our software to help provide critical services to over 100 million citizens.
Our aspiration is to be a GovTech champion everywhere we work around the globe, supporting the needs of citizens and those that serve them every day. Building on 21 years of continuous growth and success, we're at a pivotal point on our journey to realise that aspiration.
As a company, we’re passionate about what we do and the citizens we help to serve. If you too would like to help champion the use of technology in public services, to improve outcomes for citizens and public sector organisations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve growth in your career whilst making a real difference to people and communities.
We are currently seeking an experienced Finance Lead to join our business unit in Amersham. Within this role, your responsibility for the daily, weekly and monthly finance tasks with support from the Finance Assistant. A varied role working on high volume reconciliations across multiple bank accounts. In addition responsible for various daily tasks, including query handling and investigating further information from third parties e.g. insurance companies
Requirements
Principal responsibilities and tasks:
- Bank Book, Cheque and Credit Card reconciliations
- Manage Weekly amp; Monthly processes including internal transfers and payments to clients
- Manage refund process
- Collating and reconciling weekly cheques received
- Daily bank book allocation · Daily download of payments received from on-line banking
- Manage finance inbox, responding to queries in a timely manner
- Prepare customer invoices on a monthly basis
- Accurate date input into company software system
- Prepare customer invoices on a monthly basis
- Creating Purchase Orders and supplier payments
- Monitoring multiple bank accounts
- Resolving discrepancies
- Ad hoc duties as per business objectives
Essential Competencies:
- Part qualified or QBE in Accounting
- Accountability for task completed
- Excellent numerical ability
- Exceptional attention to detail highly accurate
- Trustworthy with confidential information
- Competent IT ability experienced in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Desirable - Experience in Private Healthcare would be an advantage
Benefits
Benefits
- Employee Wellbeing: Being a people-first company, we have integrated health and wellbeing benefits for our members and their family. We have a team of Mental Health Champions working hard to change the stigma around Mental Health. We routinely run awareness workshops to ensure our colleagues better understand how Mental Health can impact your day-to-day life.
- Generous Leave Policy: Civica allows you to take time off from work with generous leave benefits.
- Rewards and Recognition: We recognise and appreciate our colleagues for their contribution by monetary/non-monetary recognitions and rewards.
- Tenure Milestone Recognition: We value and recognise the years of service of our people.
- Employee-led Affinity Groups: Civica has different affinity groups in place, where people can share experiences and put forward their ideas, suggestions and recommendations to make Civica an even more inclusive organisation for everyone. Our groups are for anyone who wants to support and ally with that community.
- Days-of-Difference: Every year Civica colleagues are encouraged to use up to three days of fully paid leave, to volunteer at a charity of their choice.
Civica Accolades:
- ‘Investors in People’ Gold: We prioritise the development of our colleagues to match their ambition.
- Great Place to Work: We are dedicated to create an outstanding employee experience.
- Financial Times - Diversity Leader 2023: We’re committed to maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture.
- Top rated employer Glassdoor: Our average length of service is 9 years.
- Societal Impact: Our solutions impact positive societal change, supporting local Authorities, Schools, Police forces, the NHS and numerous Central Government offices.
Civica is a Diversity Leader, ranked as one of the top European companies for workplace diversity and equality - Financial Times 2023.
Civica is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportiv