PT Treasury Management Officer – Finance

What’s involved with this role:

Interim PT Treasury Management Officer – Finance

Job Ref: NW Leicestershire 5258611

Pay Rate: up to £20.22 per hour PAYE depending on experience

Hours per week: 20 Monday – Friday, 08:45 – 12:45

Role Length: This opening assignment is for 2-3 months

City: COALVILLE

100% home working available. Laptop must be collected and returned in person to the council offices in Coalville

Hours must be worked each weekday morning – flexibility over start and end times

Treasury Management Officer who will manage the treasury function with the aims of minimising payments of interest and maximising investment returns. The postholder would be responsible for managing the Council’s cash securely, whilst ensuring availability of funds and achieving optimum yield. The postholder will also support the Head of Finance to develop a robust and effective annual Treasury Management Strategy Statement and report against activity on a quarterly basis.

Key responsibilities:

Manage the Council’s treasury management function with the aims of minimising payments of interest and maximising investment returns.
Support the Finance Team Manager to develop a robust and effective member approved annual Treasury Management Strategy Statement and report activity against the strategy on a quarterly basis
Work with the council’s appointed treasury advisors to ensure the council adheres to relevant statutory and professional code requirements, manages its cash in the most secure, liquid and yield-bearing manner and manages strategic issues appropriately
Calculate and monitor the council’s prudential indicators in line with the Prudential Code for Capital Finance in Local Authorities
Manage the council’s Minimum Revenue Provision policy and annual budget in line with capital spending plans
Develop, maintain and manage the council’s cash flow forecast and longer-term balance sheet forecast
Appraise investment and borrowing options
Prepare statistical returns
Draft disclosures for the council’s Statement of Accounts in relation to treasury management related accounting standards
Undertake the Council’s insurance function and ensure adequate cover is in place, including effective administration of claims

Qualifications:

AAT qualified, with a minimum of three years post qualification experience within a financial environment or with substantial relevant experience

Knowledge:

A good understanding of general accounting principles

Experience:

Experience of budget monitoring
Treasury Management Experience
Experience in the use of Excel and Word (or equivalent) and integrated financial software systems
Local authority accounting experience
Experience of managing organisational cash flow

Skills & Abilities:

Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
Able to work both individually and collaboratively as an effective member of a team
Ability to organise and prioritise work to meet strict deadlines
Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and partners
Ability to interpret and advise on financial and performance data

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address.

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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.

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Job Ref: NW Leicestershire 5258611

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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