Programme Finance Officer

North East Ambition; London, Morpeth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic Design Team within the Regeneration Service, focusing on finance and programme management for diverse construction and design projects. The role offers a variety of tasks and the chance to improve community infrastructure. We value flexibility and offer a supportive environment.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays

Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexi scheme - up to 2 days flexible leave per month

Qualifications

• Experience in accountancy or finance-related discipline.
• Ability to assist in budgetary control and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to finance and programme management for various projects.
• Provides financial advice to enable adherence to budgets.

Skills

Advanced skills in interrogating financial information systems

Creating complex spreadsheets

Budgetary control assistance

Education

NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in business/finance

Job description

ROLE OF THE JOB

As part of the Design Team within the Regeneration Service the role contributes in the delivery of an effective Finance and Programme Management Function. The successful candidate will be part of a seventeen-strong team with a diverse skill set working on a wide range of construction, design, and feasibility projects. This is a finance-based role, but includes other opportunities to work on a variation of other tasks. No working week is the same in this team and our projects contribute to improving community, school, leisure, office and other NCC-owned buildings.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB

• NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in a business/finance related discipline, or accountancy experience
• Advanced skills in interrogating financial information systems to provide regular and ad-hoc reporting to mee the needs of the capital programme management team
• Creating complex spreadsheets, collating and analysing data using office software applications.
• The ability to assist in the budgetary control process; place orders, attend regular budget monitoring meetings and provide financial advice to enable Project Managers to adhere to approved budgets.
• Knowledge of compliance with year-end procedures.
• The ability to calculate slippage and compile creditor schedules for the capital programme.

For further information about this role, please contact Lee Grange (Design Team Manager) via email; [e-mail]

Why choose us?

We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:

• 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexi scheme (if applicable) - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)

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Further information

Please note that this is a permanent position, but applications on a secondment or part-time basis would be considered for the right applicant.

For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance noteshere.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email [e-mail] or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.

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