Senior Finance Officer
Local Authority Bradford
Central Bradford
Hybrid Working
Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00
37 Hours per week (Full Time) 2 Month Contract
Ltd: £18ph
PAYE: £16.38ph
Job Purpose
To provide a professional finance and management information service to services / departments throughout the Council ensuring principles of best value, value for money and risk management are embedded in service delivery. To undertake complex pieces of accountancy work and to support and advise services in achieving their objectives. To support the Finance Team and promote the delivery of an excellent service to customers. To communicate in an informed confident, polite and understanding manner with all clients and customers.
Main responsibilities
Listen to service customers and provide timely information and advice, offering solutions as required.
To develop good working relationships with colleagues to support the delivery of financial services and showing at all times professionalism and respect.
Ensure that all cashbook, budgeting and year end accounting procedures are complied with including the operation of financial policies and controls, Financial Regulations and Standing Orders.
Prepare, analyse and interpret financial and other service performance information to influence and enable managers to make the correct operational decisions.
Support service departments and budget holders by providing a comprehensive financial support service which will include budget profiling and forecasting with links to performance management information. Prepare and present reports as required.
Ensure the Council's income and expenditure is correctly accounted for in line with legislative requirements and Council policies and procedures.
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.
If this role is of interest, please just respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on 01772 208969