We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include: Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year. Cycle to Work scheme. Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection. Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more. Car Lease scheme via Tusker. Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees. Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information. Commsave- Free membership to Commsave Credit Union who provide a variety of savings accounts, loans, a monthly lottery draw and more Ongoing training and development opportunities. A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs). Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role. Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you., This is an exciting time to join our Fund Accounting and Investment team in the Pensions Service at West Northamptonshire Council. We oversee assets worth over 8bn, with more than 140,000 members and 700 employers across two Local Government Pension Funds. As a new local authority, created in April 2021, there're plenty of opportunity to shape our processes to provide excellent service to Finance directorate., You'll work closely with our Team Leaders and Pension Services Financial Manager to ensure every transaction in the general ledger is accurate and timely. Your expertise will help maintain and monitor the ledger, and you'll have the opportunity to contribute to the creation of year-end financial statements - making a real impact on our financial success., You don’t need experience across all aspects of the job as that will form part of your development journey but you will need experience of good working knowledge of financial planning and control; ability to analyse complex financial issues in order to provide sound, reliable and professional advice. You’ll need to have a solutions driven and adaptable approach to working, thrive in a busy environment with a positive approach to challenges Ideally you will have previous experience with communicating effectively, both orally and in writing, with colleagues and members of senior management team. You should be able to demonstrate effective use of Office 365 (incl. Teams, OneDrive, etc.) and ERP system, or be willing to undertake training during the probation period to enhance your existing skills. If you’ve got experience within local authority practices, that’s great, but not essential; being adept at building relationships with key hiring managers and quickly developing an understanding of the Local Government Pension Scheme, are most important.