Finance Officer
Core
Provide customer-focused financial support, advice, and challenge to service areas to inform decision-making for operational managers and directors.
Role type
Finance Officer (IC)
Builds
Financial information, reports, statistics, and annual accounts for a local council.
Domain
Public sector / Local government finance
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Budget monitoring, financial systems management, grant claim coordination, internal control review, financial reporting, staff training and leadership
Preferred skills
AAT Level 3 qualification, CCAB qualification (potential to gain), public or private sector experience
Technologies
Workday
Responsibilities
Monitor revenue and capital budgets; maintain financial systems and ledgers; supply financial information to managers; coordinate grant claims and external returns; review financial operations for improvements; produce medium and long-term budgets; provide frontline financial support and training to staff; assist in producing annual accounts.
Seniority
Mid-level IC