Senior Finance Officer

Number of Vacancies : 1 Time Type:
Full time Worker Type:
Regular Proposed Interview Date:
Thursday, October 8, 2026 Hours of Work: 37 Hiring Manager:
Kayleigh Blaza Contact Number:

Job Description

Summary:

This is a Full Time Permanent Position Are you a talented, ambitious Finance Officer looking to make your next move? We are looking to recruit an AAT level 4 or equivalent qualified finance professional to join the council’s Financial Assurance Team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated candidate with a ‘can do’ attitude. This is a broad and varied role including supporting with the production of the Statement of Accounts, updating cashflows, making treasury management decisions, managing core reconciliations, and providing financial support and guidance to external bodies.

The successful candidate must have an analytical approach supported by strong excel skills including data analysis techniques and a proactive approach to improving systems, with experience of delivering financial services and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. We are committed to investing and ‘growing our own’ senior finance professionals and therefore there is potential to undertake a CCAB qualification. This role offers a combination of office/hybrid working to enable staff to work more flexibly with an expectation of three days in the office.

For an informal discussion please contact Kayleigh Blaza ) or Mike Armstrong )

To perform monthly and annual accounting activities including balance sheet reconciliations, financial reporting and data analysis. Activities include access and maintenance of the general ledger, daily dealings of working capital through the treasury systems process, financial planning and controlling daily bank reconciliation transactions. As a team player, responsibilities include coordination and completion of annual audits, providing internal and external auditors with the required supporting financial information as necessary.

The role requires an analytical approach supported by strong excel skills including data analysis techniques and a proactive approach to improving systems, including implementing change resulting in financial and process efficiencies.

• 1. Responsible for the compilation, maintenance and accounting of the Council’s Councils’ Capital Programme including short and medium term forecasting, budgeting and monthly reporting. Responsible for capital accounting, management of service area capital programme update reports and submission of statutory returns.
• 2. Responsible for the Council’s Treasury Management function in line with statute, accounting standards and specifically the Prudential Code. Responsible for the accounting and administration of the treasury function in respect of working capital management, dealing in money markets and other financial instruments. Prepare, maintain and manage daily, weekly and monthly liquidity for the authority. Ensure liquid position complies with minimum requirements at all times.
  
  Monitor and maintain treasury investment and borrowing contracts. Monitor and manage the list of daily limits and exposures split by company and industry sector. Ensure accurate monthly interest payments and receipts are monitored, accounted for and received. Review client and broker balance confirmations for audit purposes.
• 3. Responsible for the delivering capital budget monitoring information to Service Heads, and the compilation of corporate monitoring thereby meeting the needs of the Corporate Management Team and Elected Members.
• 4. Responsible for producing the annual revenue budget and Council Tax pamphlet allowing for the setting of the Council’s Council Tax rates as required by statute and ensuring consistency with the Council’s accounts. This includes financial planning, scenario analysis and financial modelling which is required to produce the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan.
• 5. Supports the Accountancy and Control Manager with compilation and production of the Annual Statement of Accounts, including completion of financial control reconciliations, information gathering, data…