Governance & Reconciliation Team Leader

Job Description

West Dunbartonshire Council have an opportunity for a Governance & Reconciliation Team Leader to join our team, within Finance on a permanent basis.

The team manages the council’s bank accounts/signatories, BACS users and controlled stationery.

In addition to this there are a number of statutory functions that the team assist with for including preparing VAT and CIS Tax returns for HMRC, processing and payment of arrestments and payroll deductions.

In this role you will provide guidance and training to all council employees for the statutory requirements in relation to VAT, CIS and assist in the completion of the statutory VAT returns for the organisation and other arm's length organisations.

If you believe you have the necessary skills and experience to meet the challenges of this role we would welcome your application.

Requirements

The preferred candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure check (Level 1) prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

Responsibilities

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.

The Individual

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support

Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.

For information about West Dunbartonshire Council please click on the following link and see why we are an employer of choice:

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/about-us/

More information on the benefits of working within West Dunbartonshire Council, can be found using the following link:

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/benefits-of-working-with-us/