What's involved with this role: Interim PT Treasury Management Officer – Finance Job Ref: NW Leicestershire 5258611 Pay Rate: up to £20.22 per hour PAYE depending on experience Hours per week: 20 Monday – Friday, 08:45 - 12:45 Role Length: This opening assignment is for 2-3 months City: COALVILLE 100% home working available. Laptop must be collected and returned in person to the council offices in Coalville Hours must be worked each weekday morning - flexibility over start and end times Treasury Management Officer who will manage the treasury function with the aims of minimising payments of interest and maximising investment returns. The postholder would be responsible for managing the Council’s cash securely, whilst ensuring availability of funds and achieving optimum yield. The postholder will also support the Head of Finance to develop a robust and effective annual Treasury Management Strategy Statement and report against activity on a quarterly basis. Key responsibilities: Manage the Council’s treasury management function with the aims of minimising payments of interest and maximising investment returns. Support the Finance Team Manager to develop a robust and effective member approved annual Treasury Management Strategy Statement and report activity against the strategy on a quarterly basis Work with the council’s appointed treasury advisors to ensure the council adheres to relevant statutory and professional code requirements, manages its cash in the most secure, liquid and yield-bearing manner and manages strategic issues appropriately Calculate and monitor the council’s prudential indicators in line with the Prudential Code for Capital Finance in Local Authorities Manage the council’s Minimum Revenue Provision policy and annual budget in line with capital spending plans Develop, maintain and manage the council’s cash flow forecast and longer-term balance sheet forecast Appraise investment and borrowing options Prepare statistical returns Draft disclosures for the council’s Statement of Accounts in relation to treasury management related accounting standards Undertake the Council’s insurance function and ensure adequate cover is in place, including effective administration of claims Qualifications: AAT qualified, with a minimum of three years post qualification experience within a financial environment or with substantial relevant experience Knowledge: A good understanding of general accounting principles Experience: Experience of budget monitoring Treasury Management Experience Experience in the use of Excel and Word (or equivalent) and integrated financial software systems Local authority accounting experience Experience of managing organisational cash flow Skills & Abilities: Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal Able to work both individually and collaboratively as an effective member of a team Ability to organise and prioritise work to meet strict deadlines Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and partners Ability to interpret and advise on financial and performance data Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address. Please feel free to apply to us directly via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles. ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please