Job Description

Reference:
25-28867
Job title:
Senior Control Technician
Directorate:
Finance
Service:
Accountancy and Finance
Closing date:
15/10/2025 10:00
Job type/Hours:
Permanent | 37 Hour
Salary:
34,434 - 36,363 a year
Pay Scale:
S3
Location(s):
Caernarfon

PLEASE NOTE Cyngor Gwynedd is committed to being an inclusive employer, and to enhancing the diversity of the workforce. Your application form will be assessed anonymously. Your title, name and email address will not be shared with the appointing panel for the purpose of shortlisting. You should carefully consider this when completing the further information section of the application form.

Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this

Information Pack

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.



We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.


(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)



For further information about this post please contact Caren Rees Jones on 01286 679108 or carenreesjones@gwynedd.llyw.cymru



Interview date to be confirmed.



Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH


Tel: 01286 679076


E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru

CLOSING DATE: 10:00 AM, 15/10/2025

If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

ESSENTIAL

Dedicated, organized and conscientious. The ability to work under pressure and to a specific schedule. Able to communicate clearly and concisely. Willing to take ownership of a supervised area of work. To be able to collaborate effectively with others.

DESIRABLE

To be able to use wisdom.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT TRAINING

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ESSENTIAL

A good level of GCSEs, to include, in particular Maths or Numeracy.

DESIRABLE

A relevant qualification up to NVQ level 3 or equivalent, in relevant areas such as Accountancy, Finance or Business or working towards a specific qualification e.g. AAT.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL

Experience of office work in general, and specific experience in the financial field. Experience of using technology to provide financial information

DESIRABLE

Experience dealing with financial systems. Experience of supervising staff. Experience of identifying the needs of other officers and providing useful services for them.

SKILLS AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

ESSENTIAL

Numerical accuracy. Computer systems user skills. Effective oral and written communication skills.

DESIRABLE

Knowledge of basic banking principles and arrangements. Experience of using financial systems within a public or similar body. Experience of providing information or instructions to officers.

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Purpose of the post

Reconcile management accounts, ensure the validity of financial transactions, supervise the work of distributing controlled materials, and dealing with bank accounts. Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the centre of everything we do.
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Responsibility for functions

Occasionally lead and supervise the work of junior staff within the Unit.
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Main duties

Achieve the targets set by the Assistant Head of Finance - Accounting and Pensions and Group Accountant - Capital and Control Undertake banking arrangements on behalf of the council, including control over authorisation to sign, agreements for bank accounts and credit cards, and report as required to the Capital and Control Accountant, the Senior Finance Manager and/or Head of Finance. Supervise the work of distributing cheques and controlled materials/document, order and manage supply of such materials. Reconcile the cheques raised on all the Council's expenditure accounts. Arrange, supervise and assist with the work of managing unused or cancelled cheques, or those exchanged for new cheques, and ensure a complete record of all cheques used. Arrange, supervise and assist with researching every returned, refused or suspended cheques. Reconcile the bank on an "authority-wide basis". Arrange to delete cheques that have not been submitted, and investigate why some were not submitted (in accordance with the Service's policy). Reconcile the number of miscellaneous management accounts. Monitor long-term investment transactions daily, and reconcile the accounts that manage such investments. Arrange, supervise and assist with the work of reconciling repayments and arranging imprest accounts and petty cash. Assist the Capital and Control Accountant to consider developments in the fields of banking and management, and assist to develop arrangements for the Council to comply with. Assist the Capital and Control Team to ensure that the Council's banking transactions comply with relevant professional standards, including any instructions from the Senior Finance Manager or the Head of Finance. Undertake any other reasonable duties given from time to time by the Capital and Control Accountant and the Senior Finance Manager. Responsible for self-development Ensure compliance with workplace Health and Safety regulations in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Council's Health and Safety Policy. Act within the Council's equal opportunities and equality policies. Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council's information management standards and guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation. Commitment to reducing the Council's carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council's Carbon Footprint. Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
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Special circumstances

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