4124- FINANCE OFFICERS

Job Title: 

FINANCE OFFICERS

Alternate Titles: 

Deputy finance officer,Finance officer,Regional finance officer (PO)

Job Description: 

Finance officers oversee book-keeping, general accounting and other financial and related clerical functions mainly within local government and a variety of public sector organisations.

Education: 

Entrants will normally possess GCSEs/S grades (including maths), a finance-related qualification at an appropriate level and have relevant work experience.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 2
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 4.1
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • oversees the recording and checking of daily financial transactions, the preparation of provisional balances and reconciliation of accounts;
  • prepares or arranges the preparation of financial reports for managers;
  • plans work schedules and assigns tasks to financial clerks;
  • coordinates the activities and resources of finance departments.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK