Finance Officers x2 Maidstone, England
Maidstone Borough Council
Full Time
Maidstone, England
25856 - 32286 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Job reference
001874
Date posted
22/08/2023
Application closing date
15/09/2023
Location
Maidstone
Salary
Grade 7 - 9: £25,856 - £32,286 per annum (Career Grade)
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Finance
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Job description
About the Role
Finance is a corporate service which is fundamental to the effective running of the Council. Our team are currently seeking two Finance Officers to join us. The Finance Officer will be central to ensuring an efficient service that supports the Council in making informed financial management decisions and meeting its statutory function in delivering a balanced budget.
Maidstone also has a clear strategic plan to 2045. Supporting the budget holders in managing their budgets in a tight fiscal environment and one where the demands on Maidstone are ever changing. A challenge for finance, but one we strive hard to deliver, and we hope you want to help us do that.
The post is career graded which will give the opportunity to gain experience of working in the area and developing your skills and knowledge. The post will work under the supervision of the Senior Finance Manager who will support your development and technical skills.
The post requires strong working relationships to be developed and maintained with the finance team, service users including budget holders.
About Maidstone Borough Council
Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans.
We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.
At Maidstone Borough Council we recognise the importance of flexible working and the benefits this can bring to both our staff and the Council. We know that by offering employees a range of flexible working opportunities we can positively impact their wellbeing and engagement, and drive productivity in return. As such we have developed a highly flexible hybrid working policy, alongside our flexi time and flexible working policies, enabling staff to shape their working patterns around building a greater work life balance.
Our Offer:
A range of benefits including:
- Highly flexible hybrid working opportunities
- 7am to 7pm flexi time to suit personal circumstances for most roles
- Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
- Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.
- Free parking
- Range of flexible working opportunities to accommodate people’s home/work life balance including compressed hours, 9-day fortnight, part time.
- Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
- Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
- Life Assurance – three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
- Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
- Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
- Annual flu vaccine
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
- Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
- A professional fee payment, if required for the role
About You:
You will be a qualified Accounting Technician (or have the equivalent experience) with the ambition to develop your professional skills further as we are willing to support further studying for full accountancy qualifications.
You will be a team player with experience of working in a local government finance environment.
Additionally, you will have excellent time management, problem-solving and IT skills.
We do encourage hybrid working but to facilitate working better as a team you will be expected to attend the office for a minimum one day each week.
Selection Process:
Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect job specific interview assessment, followed by an interview.
Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.
Maidstone Borough Council has a Sponsor License which enables successful candidates in eligible roles to be sponsored for work Visa purposes.
If you would like to discuss this position, please contact Paul Holland (Senior Finance Manager on 01622 602038.
Interview Date: Week commencing 25th September 2023
Maidstone Borough Council
www.leicester.gov.uk
Leicester, United Kingdom
Peter Soulsby
$100 to $500 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
Municipal Agencies
