New Job Vacancy At British High Commission (BHC) - Immediate

The main role and responsibilities will be to provide support to the LE II Accountant during the continuing period of transition following the transfer of many accounts responsibilities to the Corporate Service Centre in London as a result of the Corporate Service Regionalisation programme.

The successful applicant will need to be available to start work on or around 1 December 2014.

Duties will include but are not limited to the following:

•             Accounts Section Cashier – responsibilities include management of the cash account, making and receiving payments to members of staff, other UK Government Department’s etc. Reconciliation of the cash account. Compiling and submitting weekly debt reports.
•             Preparing and inputting data for the monthly staff payroll, preparing cheques for payment to suppliers etc internet banking
•             General administrative duties, scanning documents, file management etc

Experience, Skills and Competences:
Essential

•     Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
•     Cash management
•     Highly organised, able to take initiative and to work accurately within deadlines and with limited supervision.
•     A good working knowledge of ICT skills (e.g. MS Word) in general and strong Excel skills (e.g. use of formulas, producing graphs etc.).
•     Attention to detail and be comfortable working with figures and financial processes.

Desirable

•     Knowledge of the Prism Accounting system (although training in this will be provided for those who do not).
•     Previous Corporate Service and or accounts management experience
•     Good customer service skills