Finance Officers
- Durham County Council
- Part Time
- Durham
Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2x 12 month temporary 18.5 hours Finance Officer positions who will provide a high quality service to support key processes within Children & Young People's Service, through the provision of effective business support, financial and administrative functions.
WHATS INVOLVED
Some of the duties and responsibilities for this post include:
- To have day to day responsibility for financial duties within the locality office, including petty cash and monthly reconciliations, administration connected with procurement cards, banking of income, liaison with CYPS Finance colleagues and, where necessary, issuing of cash to clients
- Provide an efficient and accurate finance support to social work teams across the County
- Accurately record and distribute finance payments in accordance with strict finance procedures
- Ensure correct documentation is received before distributing funds
- To liaise and prepare papers for finance panels and inform workers of the outcome of this panel
- Ensure documents and information are kept safe and secure in line with Data Protection and Caldicott requirements
- Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
- Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
- Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year).
- Hybrid working (home and office working).
- Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
- Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
- Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
- Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
- Discounted DCC gym membership.
- Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
- Trade Union membership.
- A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.
