Finance Assistant

Wiltshire Council; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Wiltshire Council is seeking a Finance Assistant to support accounting and budgeting across council services, maintain financial records, and help with payments and income processing.

You will collaborate with service managers, contractors and colleagues to produce financial reports, perform reconciliations, and respond to financial queries with clear, timely communication.

The role offers a hybrid working model with on-site presence, a 37-hour week, and a salary in the £25k–£26k range.

Qualifications

• Strong communication, teamwork and customer-service skills.
• Ability to work accurately with financial records, reconciliations and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide accounting and budgeting support across council services, maintaining financial records and supporting payments and income processing.
• Prepare financial reports and reconcile financial systems; respond to financial queries with accuracy and clarity.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Customer service

Financial records handling

Reconciliations

Reporting

Job description

Salary: £25,989 - £26,824 per annum

Hours per week: 37 hours

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 31 August 2026

Our Accountancy team is looking for a finance assistant. The service provides financial information and advice to support council decision-making and budget management. It also maintains financial records, supports projects with financial analysis, and manages accounts, budgeting, and statutory financial reporting.

This role provides accounting and budgeting support across council services including support in preparing financial reports, maintaining accurate financial records, reconciling financial systems, and managing income billing. It works closely with service managers, contractors, customers, and the wider Accountancy team to ensure financial information is accurate, payments and income are processed correctly, and financial queries are resolved efficiently.

To be successful in this role you will have strong communication, teamwork, and customer service skills, along with the ability to work accurately with financial records, reconciliations, and reporting.

Why us?

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Find out more about Our Identity, staff networks, and employee benefits here.

Our hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours, community-based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace, and customer‑facing roles work entirely from their service location.

We are committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged, supported and able to do their best. We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect, guided by our vision and Our Identity.

Contact details

Gareth Jones, Financial Operations Delivery Manager, at [e-mail].

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Statement of commitment to equality and inclusion

Disability Confident Employer

Application process

Wiltshire Council does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate details from recruitment agencies that are not appointed under a current, valid contract or approved supplier arrangement (including through our neutral vendor, Comensura).

Submission of unsolicited CVs or candidate details to the Council, whether directly or to individual employees, will not be considered as an introduction and will not create any obligation on the Council to pay any fees. If a candidate whose details have been submitted speculatively is subsequently appointed through a compliant route, no agency fee will be payable in respect of the unsolicited submission.

Agencies wishing to work with the Council must do so only via our approved procurement processes and neutral vendor arrangements.