Senior Finance Officer

Salary Band 10 £37,938 - £40,476 per annum, Band 11 £41,511 - £44,711 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. Salary Band £40,001 to £50,000.

Post Type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: Full time

Job and Application details

Categories: Finance / Benefits / Revenues / Procurement
Directorate: N/A
Published Date: 27/03/2025
Closing Date: 22/04/2025

Senior Finance Officer (Ref: POS001342)

Hours and Pay

Salary Band 10 £37,938 - £40,476 per annum, Band 11 £41,511 - £44,711 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. Salary Band £40,001 to £50,000.

Job Overview

The Council is dedicated to providing a high quality financial support service and has created two new career graded senior finance officer roles. We are looking to recruit suitably qualified, enthusiastic and motivated individuals with relevant experience to provide a range of professional Financial Services functions, including leading on different service areas and projects. This involves line management of other Finance staff and supporting the Financial Services Management Team in the delivery of work programmes.

The roles will be working alongside either the Finance Manager responsible for Housing Services or Children Services. Knowledge of these services is not necessary as full training will be provided.

If you are an experienced finance officer looking for more challenging work and/or wanting to have the opportunity to be supported with your studies towards gaining a qualification as a Chartered Member of a CCAB body, then this is the job for you. The role offers paid study leave and financial support for your course and exam fees.

If you are interested in these roles, you must have an AAT level 4 qualification or equivalent with extensive experience in a relevant finance-related field. This will be a rewarding role for the right candidate.

Benefits

The rewards for working at the Council go beyond the salary you will receive, with numerous additional benefits such as:

• Agile Working – blended working with a strong emphasis on the freedom to work from home
• 32 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
• Flexi-time scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption Leave payments
• Green Car Leasing Scheme
• Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
• Access to free physiotherapy sessions
• Access to free, confidential counselling
• First class health and wellbeing initiatives
• Cycle to Work Scheme in partnership with Halfords
• Reduced cost membership for the Dolphin Centre’s Fit for Life Package
• Season ticket car parking permits or subsidised Town Centre parking permits subject to criteria
• Discounted Arriva Travel Pass
• Access to Childcare Vouchers scheme subject to criteria

Watch our video to view the full range of benefits we offer: Benefits Video

General Information for Applicants

All applicant email correspondence will come from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk and may be directed to your Junk folder depending on the settings of your email account. Please check both your email and Junk folder as all applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted.

For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. Interviews will take place on 7th & 8th May 2025.

For further informal discussion, please contact David Grieveson, Finance Manager on 01325 405402 or Emma Clennell, Finance Manager on 01325 405414.