Senior Finance Officer

Bradford Children and Families Trust; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Finance Officer to enhance financial services across departments. This role involves managing budgets, providing timely financial information, and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders. Join a dedicated team committed to improving children's services and making a real impact in the community. With a focus on excellence and value for money, this position offers a chance to contribute significantly to the organization's mission while enjoying generous benefits and a supportive working environment. If you're ready for a rewarding challenge, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Generous employer contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme

Competitive salary and pay progression structure

Supportive carer and parental policies

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services

Supportive staff networks

Access to Blue Light Card discounts

Enhanced annual leave entitlement

Hybrid working – 2 days working from home each week

Qualifications

• AAT qualified or equivalent with experience in Local Government.
• Proactive mindset with relevant financial management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional financial support to service customers.
• Manage budgets and maintain forecasts for effective financial advice.

Skills

Financial Management

Budgeting

Stakeholder Engagement

Interpersonal Skills

Education

AAT Qualification

Equivalent Financial Qualification

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Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April 2023 to enhance the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district. Our purpose is clear, to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we’ll achieve our ambition – and you, yours. We have already made significant strides towards becoming more financially viable and driving continuous improvement in service delivery, but there is more work to be done.

So, if you’re up for the challenge we’d love to hear from you!

About The Role

We are looking for a confident and skilled Senior Finance Officer to join our Finance Team. Our objective is to deliver a first-class financial service to services/departments throughout the Trust, with a view to ensuring excellence in terms of service delivery and value for money.

Reporting to the Principal Accountant, your role will consist of working with Managers and budget holders to manage budgets and maintain forecasts, to provide timely financial information and advice to support services in achieving their objectives, to support the Finance Team and promote the delivery of an excellent service to customers.

If you are an AAT qualified and/or part qualified Accountant with experience of working in Local Government and a proactive mindset, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing a comprehensive, professional financial support service to service customers.
• To undertake complex pieces of accountancy work and to support and advise services in achieving their objectives.
• To develop good working relationships with colleagues to support the delivery of financial services and showing at all times professionalism and respect.
• Prepare, analyse and interpret financial and other service performance information to influence and enable managers to make the correct operational decisions.

About You

You will be AAT qualified (or hold an equivalent qualification) and with experience of business partnering and stakeholder engagement, you will have relevant experience in a financial management environment and knowledge of the current and emerging Government legislation & statutory regulations and other key operational initiatives and directives affecting the public sector. Strong interpersonal skills are also a requirement for this role.

• Generous employer contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme
• Competitive salary and pay progression structure
• Supportive carer and parental policies
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
• Supportive staff networks
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement
• Hybrid working – 2 days working from home each week

For an informal discussion, please contact Pam Buxton (Mob: [phone]) or Shaista Ahmed (Mob: [phone]).

Next Steps

Closing Date: 27 April 2025

Interviews: w/c 05 May 2025

Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance, Accounting/Auditing, and Administrative

• Industries

  Financial Services and Civic and Social Organizations

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