Accounting Technician

Barnsley Council; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnsley Council is looking for an Accounting Technician to support the Finance Business Unit in delivering key financial services. The role involves maintaining financial systems and providing crucial information for decision-making in a dynamic public service environment. Join an award-winning council that values its employees and promotes professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Employee discounts

Health and wellbeing support

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Intelligent and ambitious individual.
• Seeking to progress a professionally qualified career in finance and accounting.
• Ability to adapt approach to meet business unit demands.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining core financial systems.
• Provides professional financial management services.
• Assists with budget setting and control.

Skills

Good communication

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Professional qualification in finance/accounting

Job description

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Position reference:50131631

Directorate: Core | Service: Finance

Salary : £24,790 - £25,183 (lvl 1), £27,711 - £30,060 (lvl 2), £34,314 - £37,035 (lvl 3) Career Grade, Plus laptop

Working Arrangements : Full time

Hours per week : 37

Contract type: Permanent

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch .

See our range of Employee Rewards: www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/jobs/staff-rewards-and-benefits/

Closing date : 06/06/2025 a t 23:59

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At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Financeteam as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities .
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
  
  

About The Post

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Accounting Technician supporting the Council to deliver its new Council Plan and Barnsley 2030 Strategy.

Working within the Finance Business Unit, the successful applicant will play a pivotal role in ensuring the business unit can fulfil its key priorities that front line services receive an efficient, effective and market leading financial support service.

At Barnsley, we recognise the importance of our people and we will support you to thrive in a modern, agile, healthy, engaged, skilled and innovative workforce.

About The Role

Working within the Corporate Finance and Business Partnering service, the Accounting Technician plays an important part in ensure that the Council’s core financial systems are up to date and maintained and that services are provided with the key information they require to make strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Principal Accountant, the role is directly responsible for providing a comprehensive suite of professional financial management services including:

• accounts maintenance,
• budget setting and control
• accounts co-ordination
• and other accountancy/transactional functions to specialist services assisting with the delivery of the Section 151 Officer’s statutory responsibilities in support of the Council’s operating model
  
  

About You

The successful candidate will be an intelligent, ambitious individual who is seeking to progress a professionally qualified career in finance and accounting. With good communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills, being able to adapt their approach, behaviours and actions to address the tasks in hand being able to work as part of a core team and flexible in their approach to meet the demands of the business unit and wider council.

To note, the successful candidate will be appointed to the appropriate level based on their demonstrated skills, attributes and qualifications.

Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.

Job Profile: Accounting Technician Job Profile.pdf

Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile.pdf

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Why work for us?

Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.

We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.

CV's are not accepted for this role.

At Barnsley Council, we believe in second chances and value diversity. Our recruitment process is inclusive, and we welcome applicants with past convictions. We're committed to fairness and do not discriminate. Join us in building a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. #InclusiveHiring #SecondChances"

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