Finance Officer

3 weeks ago

Aylesbury, United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Council Full time

**Salary**

£25,078 - £28,639

**Reference number**

BUC11433

**Contract type**

Fixed Term / Secondment

**Working hours**

Full Time

**Level of DBS check required**

Not applicable

**Date posted**

16 Apr 2024, 11 p.m.

**Application deadline**

30 Apr 2024

**Overview**:
Buckinghamshire Council is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Finance Officer to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, supporting financial transaction processing activity through timely and accurate processing.

**This is a secondment/fixed-term contract opportunity up until 31**st **March 2025.**

**About us**:
You will be joining the Regulatory & Financial Accounting team, reporting to the Adults and Children's Provider Payments Team Leader. Our team is dedicated to delivering excellent customer experience by providing efficient and effective service through continuous improvement and collaboration with all stakeholders.

**About the role**:
As a Finance Officer, you will support the financial transaction processing activity for Buckinghamshire Council through timely and accurate processing of Social Care Provider Payments. You will deliver excellent customer experience by providing efficient and effective service through continuous improvement within the team and by working in collaboration with all the stakeholders both internal and external to the Council.

The job requires a high level of numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail, as well as excellent communication and organizational skills.

Any-Desk:
As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements*.

**About you**:

- Good ICT skills - standard Microsoft packages/ specialist systems (e.g.SAP and/or Controcc )
- Educated to GCSE standard (including Maths & English to GCSE)
- Be able to organise workload and prioritise in line with task deadlines
- Communication skills - written and verbal
- Analytical skills
- Be able to complete payment reconciliations
- Working as part of a team

**Other information**:
Please see the attached job summary for further information on these roles.

Advert closing date: 30th of April 2024

Interview date: to be confirmed

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

- All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions

For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro

**Our values and culture**:
We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

- a fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

**About the Business Unit**:
Resources cover a wide range of specialisms, including Human Resources, Finance, ICT and Business Operations. Our main focus is supporting the other directorates to provide the best possible service to our residents. To do that, we have to make sure we have the right people in the right roles across the organisation. From our finance teams, working strategically to ensure the best value from public money; to HR keeping our employees healthy and happy, each service is vital in making sure Buckinghamshire Council has what it needs to run effectively and efficiently.

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