Assistant Finance Manager

Ceredigion County Council; Aberystwyth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Flexi-time

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Job summary

Ceredigion County Council in Aberystwyth invites applications for an Assistant Finance Manager to join the Service Accountancy Team in Finance and Procurement. This permanent, full-time role follows retirement and offers hybrid working options and a strong pension scheme.

You will provide financial guidance, oversee budget setting, in-year monitoring and account closure, and support external funding streams across multiple council services.

Qualifications

• Fully or part-qualified accountant or AAT qualified
• Strong financial governance and budgeting skills
• Experience providing financial advice to senior management
• Ability to oversee and develop a Finance team

Responsibilities

• Oversee and assist with managing the team that provides financial support to various Council Services, ensuring effective budget setting and in-year monitoring
• Support closure of accounts and management of external funding streams
• Identify significant financial issues and provide actionable recommendations to senior management
• Provide professional financial advice to senior managers and budget holders within timescales
• Support the Council's Medium-Term Financial Strategy and statutory returns

Job description

Assistant Finance Manager

Closing date: 14/10/2026

Reference: REQ106901

37 hours / Permanent

Canolfan Rheidol, Aberystwyth

All salary values are pro-rata.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Finance Manager to join our Service Accountancy Team within Finance and Procurement. We are looking to recruit a skilled, enthusiastic and motivated individual on a permanent, full-time basis. This opportunity has arisen following retirement of the previous post-holder.

Responsibilities

• You will oversee and assist with managing the team that provides financial support to various Council Services, including Economy and Regeneration, Legal and Governance, People and Organisation, Policy Performance & Public Protection and Democratic Services, ensuring effective budget setting, in-year financial monitoring, and closure of accounts as well as managing key external funding streams.
• Identify and elevate significant financial issues to senior management with actionable recommendations.
• Advise services on financial governance and adhere to the Council's financial regulations.
• Provide financial advice and support to Corporate Lead Officers, senior managers, budget managers and colleagues to the highest professional standards and within prescribed timescales.
• Provide professional financial advice and analysis to support the Council's strategic plans and Medium-Term Financial Strategy.
• To complete various statutory returns and grant claims.
• Be a fully or part-qualified accountant, be AAT qualified or have equivalent demonstrable experience.

What we offer

We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role's key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us. In exchange for your skills and commitment we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, pension scheme with 14.6% employer contribution, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and wellbeing packages.

Benefits

We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:

• Hybrid Working: Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location.
• Flexi-time: Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.

What we offer Work-life balance

• Lifestyle savings scheme
• Generous employer pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Learning and development

Additional Information

Job Description and Person Specification

Team Ceredigion Information Pack

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

About the office

Canolfan Rheidol. Our Aberystwyth office, Canolfan Rheidol is an award winning building. The office, with its open plan design, provides an excellent space for collaborative working.

We ensure the Council remains financially resilient through careful and responsible monitoring of funds, effective corporate procurement, prompt and accurate payments of financial assessments/creditors and timely collection of local taxation/debts.

Where you'll work Finance and Procurement