Finance Assistant (2 Posts)

Derbyshire County Council; Long Eaton; Hybrid; GBP 29,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government organization in Long Eaton is seeking Finance Assistants to support the Transactional Accounting team. The role requires efficient individuals with experience in financial administration and good ICT skills. Candidates must be customer-focused and effective communicators. Posts may involve flexible working, including from home. This is a part-time contract with an annual salary around £28,876.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced financial and administrative environment.
• Proven ability to use initiative and judgment to resolve problems.
• Good literacy and numerical skills.
• Ability to analyze financial information.

Responsibilities

• Manage own workloads and support colleagues.
• Provide information and advice to the public and colleagues.
• Act as an effective team member.

Skills

Experience in financial administration

Good ICT skills

Customer focused

Effective communication

Analytical skills

Ability to process data quickly

Job description

Finance Assistant (2 Posts)

Derbyshire County Council, Derby

£28,876 per year - estimated? Permanent, Part time, NEWREMOTE

Closing date: 07 December 2025

Overview

We currently have one permanent part-time Grade 6 vacancy and one temporary part-time Grade 6 vacancy within the Transactional Accounting team. Transactional Accounting is committed to having the correct support in place to meet the needs of our clients by providing a robust service and a clear career path for staff with access to courses and professional qualifications. Having recently undergone an extensive review, we have a number of permanent and temporary posts available throughout the section.

Responsibilities

We are looking for highly motivated, efficient individuals with experience of working in a fast paced financial and administrative environment.

Candidates should have good ICT skills and the proven ability to use their initiative and judgement to resolve problems. Applicants must be customer focused and effective communicators who are able to provide information and advice to the public and colleagues within the Council. Good literacy and numerical skills, the ability to analyse financial information and to process that data quickly and accurately are essential.

Candidates will have responsibility for managing their own workloads and supporting colleagues, whilst being an effective team member. A knowledge of basic welfare benefits would be helpful but is not essential as training will be given.

Benefits & Location

Posts will be based at County Hall but post holders will be required to work flexibly which may involve working from home as well as in the office.

Provisional Interview Date: Week commencing 15 December 2025