Finance Support Assistant

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location:  County Hall Glenfield Leicestershire LE3 8RL

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker -possibly working a few days in the office.

Salary: Grade6 £23,898 - £24,300 (pro rata) 

Working Hours: 37 Hours a week Monday to Friday.

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 10 November 2024

Interview Date(s): 14 and/or 15 November 2024

Leicestershire County Council is looking to appoint to a Finance Support Assistant post within Finance Operations (Corporate Resources Department), supporting Adult Social Care (ASC), Disabled Children's Services and Health.

About the Role

Working within the Payments team, you will enable the timely and accurate payments to providers of Disabled Childrens Services and Adult Social Care, for residential and non- residential services.

You will be part of a large, progressive, and diverse team and will work in a fast-paced and modern finance environment. The Finance Operations team integrates people, technology and robust processes, focussing on performance and taking pride in delivering a quality service.

We are looking for applicants who enjoy working as part of a vibrant team and in a fast-paced financial environment. You will be client-driven, understand the fundamentals of finance and be motivated to deliver change.

This post will provide an excellent opportunity to gain experience and understanding of Local Government Finance by being a member of Corporate Resources, collaborating with key stakeholders and partners across all levels.

About You

To apply for this post, you must have:

- Experience of working with computerised financial systems and good knowledge of MS word and Excel, along with attention to detail and an understanding of financial controls and processes.

- Ability to communicate effectively in writing, face to face and by telephone.

- Able to efficiently plan work and use effective time management skills.

- Are committed to quality customer service.

- Able to work within a very busy working environment and under pressure, prioritising work to meet tight deadlines.

- Able to respond quickly to change and the introduction of new processes as the service expands.

- Have an NVQ level 2 qualification in a relevant area e.g., Finance or Business Administration or similar appropriate equivalent.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Victoria Tolley -Team Leader for Managed Payments

Telephone: 01163054128

Email:[email protected]

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home.

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