Finance Officer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Wolverhampton Council is seeking a Finance Officer to deliver high-quality financial management and advice within their Strategic Finance service. Candidates should be AAT qualified or hold a relevant degree with experience, providing a supportive role in navigating financial challenges for the city.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Fully AAT qualified (Level 4) or relevant degree with experience.
• Demonstrable skills in accounting and budgeting.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to a Finance Manager in the finance team.
• Delivering professional financial advice to budget managers.
• Managing financial tasks with accuracy under conflicting deadlines.

Skills

Accounting

Budgeting

Communication

Teamwork

Education

AAT Level 4 or equivalent

Relevant degree

Job description

Finance Officer

Grade 6 - £35,235 - £39,513 per annum

Permanent - full time, 37 hours per week. Part time working / jobsharemay be considered.

Flexible work style:Hybrid Working – Working at home and the Civic Centre or any other suitable location(as required by the service).

About Us

Be part of something special, be a part of Wolverhampton! a diverse and inclusive city, packed with passion, pride and endless potential.

At the City of Wolverhampton Council, we’re embarking on the next phase of our journey of transformation and change, ensuring we deliver on the Our City, Our Plan priorities and Our Future Council programme, our proactive and pragmaticresponse to local government financial challenges.

We have an exciting opportunity available to be part of our finance team at Finance Officer level within the Strategic Finance service.

We pride ourselves on being asupportive finance function that delivers a high standard of professional financial advice across the organisation by making strong relationships with budget managers and being part of the exciting improvements this city is making.

About You

As a Finance Officeryou will be reporting to a Finance Manager.

You must be fully AAT qualified (Level 4 or equivalent) and/or hold a relevant degree with significant post qualification experience in financial management, ideally within a public sector organisation.

You will have the drive, determination andenthusiasm to deliver a high quality service for those you willsupport in trying to achieve the aims of the city.

Your practical experience and skills will be demonstrable in accounting and budgeting, as well as having a proven ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, working accurately to conflicting deadlines.You will be a self-starter, able to use initiative within delegated authority and to work with little supervision and direction.You will be able to establish and continue good working relationships, work effectively as part of a team and work under pressure when required.

Other desirable attributes specific to some of our finance officer roles include experience of capital projects, grant funding and statutory accounts.

In return, you will receive a competitive salary, a generous annual leave entitlement, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and other employee benefits including a range of retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes.

Closing date for applications: 25 June 2025

Interviews to be held week commencing 7 July 2025

For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Our working arrangements

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style.Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.

Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.

For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policies and much more please click here.

Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve.We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality.Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.

Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential.

We've received the Stonewall Gold Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace.

As of March 2023, the RACE Code Quality Mark signifies ouractiveengagement with racial equality.These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums here

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders

We arecommittedto the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background.The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against anyindividualon the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure - Learn more here

Employment Information & Support

If you are considering applying for an apprenticeship or a role where the salary is (Grade 2-5), and would like to visit us to learn about the application, interview process and what it is like to work for the council, please click on this link to find out more -Learn more here

Attached documents
Finance Officer JDPS.pdf