Senior Finance Officer

City of London; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Chamberlain’s Department of the City of London Corporation. This role combines the highest levels of customer service with financial expertise, contributing to the production of year-end accounts and working alongside various stakeholders. The successful candidate will enhance their technical accounting skills while being part of a vibrant organization that balances tradition and modernity. If you're passionate about finance and customer service, this is the perfect chance to thrive in a dynamic environment that values innovation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Qualified or studying towards AAT level 4 with strong analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel for financial data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Prepare working papers and disclosures for year-end accounts.
• Support audit of financial statements with stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Customer Service

Financial Expertise

Education

AAT Level 4 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

City of London staff can view vacancies via Employee Self Service, or by logging in on this site with your City People login details. Guidance on completing your application can be found on the Careers website. Staff without a self-service login should call the Contact Centre on 020 7332 3978 and request a list of internal only vacancies.

Salary: £36,900 - £47,620 per annum inclusive of all allowances

Job Details

Hybrid: you’ll be expected to be in the office at least 3 days per week or 60% of your working time in the office.

The City of London Corporation is the local authority for the "Square Mile". It is committed to the support of the City as a pre-eminent international financial and business centre and as a pleasant and vibrant place to work, live and relax.

Are you passionate about combining the highest levels of customer service whilst also being a professional lead, providing financial expertise to customers, proactively contributing to the achievement of the service vision and the development of an innovative, high performance and continuous improvement culture?

Would you like to work for a fascinating organisation, combining ancient traditions and historic functions with its role as a modern local authority at the centre of the Capital, serving the ‘Square Mile’ and providing services that have local, regional, and sometimes national significance?

If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen within the Chamberlain’s (Finance) Department.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Team Leader, the successful applicant will join the team working on the production of the year-end accounts for the City of London Corporation and its related organisations. You will be involved in preparing working papers and disclosures for the accounts and will work with stakeholders from across the Corporation in support of the audit of the financial statements by our external auditors.

You will be qualified (or be studying towards) AAT level 4 (or equivalent qualification) and will have strong analytical and communication skills. You will be proficient with using Microsoft Excel to present and analyse financial data. Experience of working on the production of year-end accounts would be advantageous. This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to further develop and enhance their technical accounting skills.

Closing date: 12 noon on 19 January 2025

To apply online please click the Apply online button below.

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OCHA0768 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

If this role is advertised as a secondment, secondments are subject to the agreement of your department releasing you, therefore, you need to discuss this with your line manager prior to applying.

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