Client Fund Accounting Team Officer
| Posting date: | 17 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,497 to £38,373 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Civil servants applying on promotion will usually be appointed to the salary minimum or within 10% of existing salary. External recruits will start on the band minimum. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 March 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 386886/1 |
Summary
We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us, and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career at DWP accessible to you.
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.
As one of the largest government departments, almost every individual in the UK is a direct customer of DWP at some point in their lives. DWP’s mission is to improve people’s quality of life, both now and in the future. We do that by focusing on delivering excellent services that make a difference to millions of people. We trust and empower our people to deliver these services to customers every day, including the most vulnerable in society.
We seek to be an exemplar of the modern Civil Service, and to build on our achievements for the benefit of those we serve. When we are at our best, we care, we deliver, we adapt, we work together and we value everyone, and we seek to ensure that these values guide the way we serve our country, our communities, and our fellow citizens.
The Client Fund Accounting Team are responsible for the management of Client Funds. This includes the implementation and administration of a robust financial control regime to ensure that all funding is correctly accounted for. The team is also responsible for the production of the Child Maintenance Client Fund Financial Accounts.
The successful candidate can expect to be involved in a range of the following activities:
- Playing an important role in ensuring that client funds are properly accounted for and reconciled correctly.
- Identifying and correcting financial errors where necessary, and ensuring that a full audit trail is maintained to record the movement of funds.
- Producing a range of high quality MI reports for managers within DWP, ensuring that they are produced accurately and timeously.
- Contributing to the production of the annual published Client Fund Accounts.
- Supporting NAO’s audit of the Client Fund Accounts.
- Proactively identifying and leading on continuous improvement of finance processes and procedures.
Hybrid working
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home.
This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account.
This role can only be delivered from the UK.
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