Senior Technician Transactional Accounting

Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Contract Type: Permanent

Worker Type: Hybrid

Salary: £33,673 (Level one) - £36,581 (Level four) per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Location: Loxley House, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .

Build your finance career where it matters. Support the services that shape Nottingham.

Start your next chapter at the heart of one of the country's most ambitious finance improvements.

Nottingham City Council has changed significantly in the last twelve months through a programme of modernisation and re-organisation. The new leadership team is revitalising the focus on outcomes and effectiveness whilst building financial sustainability. The Senior Technician roles are key to the onward progression and embedding of this change.

At Nottingham City Council, finance isn't just about numbers – it's about making decisions that shape services, support communities, and deliver real change for 331,077 residents
. As a Senior Technician, you'll work across the whole finance service (excluding transactional services), supporting the teams that produce the financial analysis, reporting, and advice that enables the council to deliver for its communities.

This is a role for someone in the early stages of their finance career who is ready to take the next step – building on your existing skills, developing your understanding of local government finance, and making a real contribution to the council's financial resilience.

You’ll provide accurate and timely financial support, advice, and challenge to a range of programmes, projects, business cases, and decisions. You’ll work across the finance service, supporting the teams that produce the financial information, analysis, and reporting that informs decision-making at every level.

Your work will be varied and will develop your skills across a range of financial disciplines. You’ll support the completion of statutory and non-statutory returns, including grant claims, ensuring the accuracy of financial information and that grants are maximised. You’ll support the maintenance of corporate registers that support year-end statutory disclosures, such as Grant Income. You’ll produce corporate reconciliations for assigned areas, which may include bank reconciliation, debtors, reserves, Trial Balance, grant income, and recharges.

You’ll prepare audit working papers for assigned areas, ensuring they comply with audit requirements.

You’ll be joining at a pivotal moment. The council has set a balanced budget for 2026/27 with a forecast surplus of £1.063m, delivered a £20.4m net under spend in 2025/26, and reduced debt from £827m to £292m in six years. But significant pressures remain – the MTFP projects a cumulative budget gap of £37.107m over four years, and the council has identified £11.948m in new savings for 2026/27, with a target of £50m over the MTFP period.

Your work will…