Finance Officer

Cardiff Council aims to provide a high quality, accessible housing finance service. The Service currently has a temporary full time vacancy for a senior graded Finance Officer within the Housing Finance Team.

The main function of the post is to be responsible for the recovery of rent arrears for an area of the city and to take all appropriate recovery action. Supporting Council Contract Holders in financial hardship is also required and in addition to this, the post holder will be responsible for mentoring, supporting and monitoring the work of lower graded Finance Officers.

Essential requirements include experience in debt recovery for rent or other debts up to and including legal action, the ability to follow complex procedures and the use of IT systems. Finance Officers also conduct lone visits to customers’ homes and therefore previous experience of undertaking home visits is also essential.

Experience of supervising and mentoring others and providing formal and informal feed back would be an advantage.

This post is temporary until at least 25th September 2026.

Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced checks.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

For an informal discussion, after reading the job description, please contact Finance Team Leader Matthew Verallo  or .

We understand you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, original and does not include ideas or work that is not your own.

Please note the Council does not accept CV’s. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you refer to the below located on our website :

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Job Category Housing

Department People & Communities

Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Temporary