Finance Assistant
6 months ago
**Why should I choose Somerset Council?**
Good question.
Well, for a start, we’re a hugely ambitious council, committed to improving lives for the residents, communities, and businesses of Somerset.
And that’s why we’re working so hard to build a sustainable organisation with a culture that rewards, values and recognises our staff, and gives everyone here the opportunity to grow and develop, personally and professionally.
If you’re looking for a place where you work truly matters - where YOU truly matter - we might be just right for you.
We also promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
**What will I be doing?**
We’re working to improve the lives of Children in Somerset - and you’ll be a key part of that. The Central Payments Team works with all areas of Children’s Social Care to make payments to foster carers, special guardians, adopters, other carers and care leavers. You will be joining a welcoming team who provide a supportive team environment, where you will be committed, innovative and enthusiastic to be part of Somerset’s improvement journey. As a Business Support Assistant, you will be:
- Be heavily involved with making regular payments to foster carers, special guardians, adopters, care leavers and other carers
- Be involved in the maintenance, testing and development of the payment system (LIFT)
- Be involved with banking, cash handling and reconciling a perry cash account.
**What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?**
Here at Somerset Council, we offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. It will really help if you: have
- GCSE or Equivalent in English Language and Maths at grade C/ Level 4 or above.
- A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Including Outlook, Word, Excel, MS Teams and One note
- Good organisational and communication skills
- Experience of working with colleagues to tackle challenges and resolve problems.
- Attention to detail and confidence in making financial calculations.
- Recent experience of working a financial/administrative role
We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.
**What will I be offered in return?**
We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.
We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:
- We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
- Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Staff discounts in gyms.
- Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
- Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
- A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
- My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more
**Anything else I should know?**
The salary for this role is £16,874 - £17,180 per annum.
**DBS information**
This role requires a basic check via the Disclosure procedure.
Job Reference: SCC04371
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