Senior Finance Assistant

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We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join Corporate Finance as a Senior Finance Assistant. The team works together to support the wider Council in providing services to the residents of Swindon by ensuring high quality, accurate and timely financial information is provided to facilitate good budget management.

As a member of the finance team you will be able to work flexibly, in accordance with Swindon’s hybrid first working approach. You will have the opportunity for a hybrid working environment, subject to the needs of the service and training requirements.

The successful candidate will require the following skills: -

• You should be proactive, self-motivated and have proven experience working in a finance role.
• You will require strong numeracy and analytical skills, with a methodical approach and attention to detail.
• In this role you will be preparing complex reconciliations for key systems including cash and payroll, and providing support to the Annual External Audit.
• The role involves extensive use of IT systems and spreadsheets; therefore, knowledge and experience of finance systems and processes and Microsoft Excel is required.

You must have 5 GCSE’s including Maths & English at grade 4/C or above, or equivalent.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

 Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Please see our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

Your next steps

Read the role profile  and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

For further information about the role please contact Carole Smith, Finance Manager at csmith7@swindon.gov.uk or Darren Stevens, Finance Manager at dstevens@swindon.gov.uk

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early so early applications are encouraged.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk