External Reporting Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Corporate Finance team at Staffordshire County Council. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to progress in their career, enhancing their knowledge of financial and regulatory reporting. Main Responsibilities In this role you'll:

• Be responsible for gathering and recording evidence of outcomes for grant claims to ensure that appropriate income is available to meet corporate outcomes
• Be responsible for production of financial statements and other financial information to support grant claims
• Ensure that spending allocated to funding claims meets the criteria for the relevant grants and refer discrepancies to the External Reports Manager
• Be responsible for preparing statutory information/statistical financial returns for Government and other statutory bodies in accordance with regulatory frameworks
• Work with and challenge others professionals to ensure that required evidence is available and accurate in a timely manner to avoid duplication of effort
• Interpret and respond to queries relating to grant statements, using detailed specific knowledge of the relevant service and regulations
• Liaise with budget holders and provide advice on the regulations and outcome returns required for specific grants.
  
  For this role you'll:
• AAT member, or appropriate Level 3 qualification (or equivalent experience)
• Be proficient in information technology and financial reporting, with experience navigating finance systems.
• Be effective under pressure, able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Experience of gathering and verifying data for grant funding and returns
You will have initiate and drive, be able to work independently and as part of an evolving team of finance professionals, with a willingness to engage and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement with drive for achieving efficiencies. "We're happy to talk flexible working", Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

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