Finance Officer

Maidstone Borough Council; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Free parking

LGPS pension

Life cover

Cycle to work

Staff events

Job summary

Maidstone Borough Council is seeking a Finance Officer to strengthen its Finance team and deliver effective financial services. The role focuses on accounting tasks and providing technical advice in relation to financial areas.

The post is full-time (37 hours weekly) with a hybrid working arrangement, requiring attendance at the office at least one day per week. The council supports professional development and flexible working policies.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accounting Technician or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a local government finance environment.
• Excellent time management, problem-solving and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Join the Finance team as a Finance Officer and contribute to the delivery of financial services.
• Take responsibility for accounting-related services and provide technical financial advice.
• Maintain daily contact with a wide range of stakeholders including service users and budget holders.

Skills

Accounting Technician

Local government finance

Time management

Problem solving

IT skills

Education

Accounting Technician

Job description

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The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

This is a great opportunity to join our Finance team as a Finance Officer and contribute to the effective delivery of financial services, taking specific responsibility for services in accounting terms and providing technical advice in relation to the areas.

Maidstone’s finances have been well managed, and this has given us a sound financial foundation to support the strategic priority of our new Cabinet. We will also support the continued drive for value for money in our services, and that capital investment supports our long-term financial position.

This post requires strong working relationships to be developed and maintained with the finance team, service users and budget holders. The post requires daily contact and consultation with a very wide range of stakeholders of service users.

Maidstone Borough Council is committed to professional development, and you will be given the opportunity to expand and broaden your skills, knowledge and expertise including full support to deliver against the requirements of this new post. This post is being offered at Grade 7. As part of the career grade 7-9, there may be the potential to develop though the career grade in the future.

This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on a permanent contract. This is a hybrid working role with home working and the expectation to attend the office at least 1 day per week.

About Maidstone Borough Council

Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans.

We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.

At Maidstone Borough Council we recognise the importance of flexible working and the benefits this can bring to both our staff and the Council. We know that by offering employees a range of flexible working opportunities we can positively impact their wellbeing and engagement, and drive productivity in return. As such we have developed a highly flexible hybrid working policy, alongside our flexi time and flexible working policies, enabling staff to shape their working patterns around building a greater work life balance.

Our Offer:

A range of benefits including:

• Highly flexible hybrid working opportunities.
• 7am to 7pm flexi time to suit personal circumstances for most roles.
• Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
• Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.
• Free parking
• Range of flexible working opportunities to accommodate people’s home/work life balance including compressed hours, 9-day fortnight, part time.
• Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities.
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Life Assurance – three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work.
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing, and road tax.
• Annual flu vaccine
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping.
• Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals.
• A professional fee payment, if required for the role

About You:

You will be a qualified Accounting Technician (or have the equivalent experience) with the ambition to develop your professional skills further.

You will be a team player with experience of working in a local government finance environment.

Additionally, you will have excellent time management, problem-solving and IT skills.

We do encourage hybrid working but to facilitate working better as a team you will be expected to attend the office for one day each week.

Selection Process:

Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect job specific interview assessment, followed by an interview.

Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to discuss this position, please contact Andrew Anselmi, Finance Manager, 01622 602041