Vacancy -- Welsh Revenue Authority - Finance Officer x5

The Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA) is looking for five Finance Officers to fill key roles, undertaking the finance processes within WRA to ensure that all payments and receipts are processed efficiently and promptly and that set targets are achieved. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to provide support to the Senior Finance Managers for both the Tax Finance and Corporate Finance systems within the Branch.

If successful, you could expect to join an exciting, new organisation. Established in October 2017 as the Welsh Government’s first non-ministerial department, the WRA will operationalise its newly devolved powers to collect the first Welsh taxes in 800 years – Land Transaction Tax and Land Disposal Tax – generating the income to fund our Welsh public services directly. Since the team you are joining is new, the successful candidates will have a unique opportunity to be part of the creation of new systems and processes, but one that will require flexibility and an eye for solutions.

  Tasks which the successful candidates are likely to undertake include:

• Entry of Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) documents on to the finance system within 1 day of receipt.
• Matching of AP invoices against Purchase Order receipts on the finance system within 1 day of receipt.
• Preparation of daily bank reconciliations.
• Preparation of files for payment journal uploads.
• Timely processing of cash and cheque receipts and the allocation of these on to the finance system.
• Assist managers in the management of unallocated cash.
• Assist managers in dealing with Audit requests
• Provide support to managers on the Vendor and Customer Maintenance process.
• Timely processing of all homeless invoices ensuring that the query is raised with supplier and/or authorising division on the day that it is received.
• Issue of invoices and dunning reminders to customers.
• Issue remittance advice slips to vendors.
• Management of all documentation received and distributed on the day that it is received.
• Ensure that all financial documents are scanned, stored and filed in accordance with WRA and Wales Audit Office requirements.
• General office duties relating to all processes within the WRA finance branch.
• Provide administrative support to the Management Accountant, Debt Manager and Bank Reconciliation Manager as and when required.
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly VAT returns
• Assist in the cash flow forecasting requirements of the business. 

This is an exciting opportunity to gain practical accounting exposure and, for those without an existing qualification, there is the opportunity to gain a fully funded AAT qualification.  

The successful candidates will be given full support to progress their career within the Government Finance Profession.

30/01/2018, 16:00

Posts recruited to as part of this recruitment campaign are broadly open to UK nationals, those with right to remain and work in the UK and those that meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules only. Check your eligibility here:

• UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

• Nationality rules – GOV.UK

Prior to appointment, all successful applicants will be required to produce original, acceptable documents as part of the pre-employment checks. If it becomes apparent at a later stage in the process that you aren’t eligible to apply, your application will be withdrawn, or offer retracted.

The Welsh Government is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. This is underpinned by the Equality Act 2010 and will be adhered to at each stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure that these commitments are also embedded in our day-to-day working practices with all our customers, colleagues and partners.

We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and increasing diversity in the Welsh Government by removing barriers and supporting all our staff to reach their potential. We are committed to recruiting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and disabled people who are currently under-represented in Welsh Government.

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, marriage and civil partnership (both same sex and opposite sex), impairment or health condition, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender identity or gender expression.

We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident Level 3 (Leader) organisation. Key to supporting this work and providing peer support are five Board sponsored Staff Networks (Disability Awareness and Support (DAAS); Minority Ethnic Support Network (MESN); Mind Matters (Mental health and well-being); PRISM (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex +) and Women Together.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Welsh Government is a bilingual organisation and Welsh language skills are considered an asset to the organisation. We encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills in the workplace. 

The following list of language requirements represents an objective assessment by the line manager on behalf of the Welsh Government of the Welsh language skills required to undertake the duties of this particular post.

In Welsh Government, the relationship between the employer and trade unions is based on social partnership. We believe our goals can best be achieved by management and trade unions working together.

Our 3 recognised trade unions are:
•         PCS
•         Prospect
•         FDA

This relationship is underpinned by a partnership agreement. This sets out how our unions work with Welsh Government on issues such as:
•         pay
•         terms and conditions
•         policies and procedures
•         organisational change.

Our Welsh Government trade union colleagues work together to give their members a real say in the workplace. They make sure that the interests of their members are promoted and protected. They also help reduce inequalities and improve terms and conditions.

The Welsh Government has an excellent track record of working in partnership with its trade unions. We encourage staff to get involved. We support you to join a recognised trade union, to ensure your voice is heard in the workplace. and to learn more about trade unions and partnership working.

• Unless stated otherwise in ‘actual starting salary’, all candidates will start at the minimum of the pay scale being appointed to (this includes existing civil servants).This is not negotiable.
• Unless stated otherwise in ‘type of opportunity’, this recruitment advert is not open on a Loan or Secondment basis.
• For more information on the eligibility criteria and terms and conditions for Loan and Secondment positions in Welsh Government, please see external recruitment candidate guidance.
• Unless stated otherwise in ‘Location of Post’ the role/s recruited to via this campaign can only be worked in the UK, not overseas.

All applications for this vacancy should be made online via the Welsh Government's online application system.  If you have a disability which would prevent you from applying on-line, please e-mail SharedServiceHelpdesk@wales.gsi.gov.uk to request an application pack in an alternative format, or to request a reasonable adjustment related to a disability in order to submit your application.

To apply, you'll need to have an account on our online application system.  Click the 'Apply' button below, and you'll be asked to 'Log in' if you already have an account, or 'Register' if you don't yet have an account.  Registration takes just a few minutes to complete.  You'll need an e-mail address to be able to register.  Once you've registered for an account and logged in, you'll be taken to the online application form, which you'll need to fully complete and submit before the deadline on the closing date.  

If you’d like to apply for this vacancy in Welsh, please use the ‘Newid Iaith / Change Language’ link at the top of this page, to take you to the Welsh version of this advert, from which you can apply in Welsh.

For further information regarding the Welsh Government recruitment process, please see the Recruitment Guidance for External Candidates (link).

When evidencing your suitability for the post, it is recommended that you refer to the Civil Service Competency Framework (link)

Anyone who believes they have been treated unfairly, or has a grievance or complaint, about how the process was conducted should either write to the Head of Resourcing, Welsh Government, Cathays Park 2, Cardiff CF10 3NQ or email SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales.  If you are unhappy with the outcome of the complaint raised with the Welsh Government and feel that the principles of appointment on merit through fair and open competition have not been met you have the right to pursue your grievance with the Civil Service Commission.