Finance Assistant

The starting salary for this position is £16.87 per hour + £2.53 per hour annual leave allowance.

We are excited to be recruiting a new Finance Assistant to join our Children's Finance team based at Victoria Gate in Woking. This role is offered as a bank contract, joining our current pool of bank workers.

Our team offers a flexible, hybrid working style, with a combination of office and home working depending on business needs. We will ensure you receive a full induction and training, with regular guidance, support and performance conversations with your Senior Finance Team Leader. We want you to feel confident and capable in your role.

Our Offer to You

An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
Annual leave allowance
A generous local government salary related pension
Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About the Role

The Children's Finance team provides coordinated and comprehensive financial support across the Directorate, in line with Council and Directorate financial procedures. We are a transactional finance team that works collaboratively to deliver a high-quality and efficient finance service. We support the Directorate's budget planning and monitoring activities, helping to enable the delivery of cost-effective services for the communities we support.

We are now offering a great opportunity for people looking to develop their career in a supportive finance environment. If you have excellent customer service skills, strong organisational ability and some experience in administration and finance, we would love to hear from you.

As a Finance Assistant you will join our dedicated Finance Team, supporting the efficient and effective delivery of financial services across Children's Services. Working closely with service managers, social care teams, schools, providers and other partners, you will undertake a wide range of financial and administrative processes. You will provide accurate financial information, guidance and support to colleagues and stakeholders, responding to enquiries promptly and in line with Council financial procedures and statutory requirements.

Your key responsibilities as a Finance Assistant will include:

Maintaining robust financial processes, adhering to audit standards
Completing a variety of clerical and transactional duties tasks that are essential to the smooth running of the finance function
Processing financial transactions and data within agreed timescales
Assisting with the accountancy cycle, using systems such as EYES, LIFT, Unit4, ContrOCC and Excel
Responding confidently and accurately to phone and email queries, helping to ensure excellent customer service is delivered to all stakeholders
Supporting directorates across a wide range of business support functions, including managing calls and emails, attending panel meetings, processing transactional finance invoices, and undertaking a variety of additional responsibilities beyond those outlined in the job description.

Day-to-day activities will vary, so flexibility and responsiveness are key. You will work collaboratively to identify improvements, support consistency across the service and contribute to a high-quality finance support function that helps deliver better outcomes for children and families.

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

Excellent organisational, analytical and administrative ability, with some experience in transactional finance or similar financial processes
Exceptional attention to…