Finance and Benefits Officer

This is an exciting opportuning to join the Commission in a newly created role responsible for the delivery of accounting services and payroll benefits. The core finance team is responsible for delivering the accounting operations and payroll processing for the Commission, ensuring that financial controls and policies are maintained and adhered to, providing advice and guidance to colleagues across the Commission.The core finance team works with all other teams across the Commission to enable them to deliver their business plan. The wider directorate is made up of different teams and professional functions, including Finance, Planning and Programme management, Estates, Information Technology and Corporate and Regulatory compliance.We are looking for an individual who is organised, logical, and has a good level of financial awareness to join the team. The successful candidate will be required to have the ability to prioritise and be able to manage their own workload, you will have great communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders such as colleagues in other teams and suppliers. This is a role requiring diligence, a problem-solving aptitude and attention to detail.You will need to fulfil this role in a way that is in-keeping with our values of fairness, dignity and respect and display a high degree of flexibility, accountability and initiative.Working in the finance team based in our Manchester you will be involved in a variety of finance and payroll tasks including:Processing invoices and making payments to our suppliers using our finance systems; matching invoices to purchase orders and dealing with any discrepancies, helping to resolve queries and ensuring that controls are maintained and clear audit trails are kept.Preparing journals and completing balance sheet reconciliations, including procurement card and bank reconciliations ensuring that supporting documentation is maintained.Providing timely and high quality payroll services, administering the Commissions employee benefits package including eye care, pensions administration assisting with the production of the monthly payroll.Maintaining our on-line expenses system and ensuring that all payments are made according to policy.Provide wider business support with any financial processes/matters where required, explaining finance processes to non-finance staff, providing training and ensuring compliance with organisational and government policy.Managing the Finance Helpdesk Electronic Mailbox, providing support to the finance and procurement directorate, co-ordinating activity and dealing with correspondence.Acting as the Finance Teams data champion, maintaining our policies and procedures and intranet content.Assist in the preparation of accurate and timely information to support reporting, including management information, working closely with our Finance Business Partners to resolve queries promptly.assist in administering the finance system (e.g., setting up new suppliers or cost centre codes, adding new users).Assist with external and internal audit, as well as the completion of regulatory and stakeholder returns.