Stafford (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
£26,409 - £29,093
37.0 hours per week
Are you looking for a career in Local Government Finance?
We are looking to recruit a driven, enthusiastic individual with a desire to learn and progress in a friendly and approachable team within the Decision Making Support Unit.
By joining a dynamic and motivated Accountancy Team as a Financial Information Officer, you will be helping Staffordshire to face the issues currently challenging Local Government.
Our Accountancy Division provides a range of services with the aim of providing strategic financial advice, securing the stewardship of public funds, supporting effective decision making and enabling good financial management.
You will have an office base in Stafford, and we currently operate hybrid working, so there is flexibility for you to work from home, subject to service requirements.
Main Responsibilities
As part of this role you will:
- Prepare budget estimates (using simple tools, e.g. salary modeller) to support Corporate Finance and Decision Making Support Partners
- Assist in maintaining financial system processes, coding hierarchies and control arrangements to provide accurate budget records.
- Process accruals, prepayments, advances, transfers to/from reserves and provisions in the authority's financial system
- Monitor the integrity of budget records to ensure accurate reporting of spending
We are looking for you to have:
- have good numeric and literacy skills
- be effective in their use of spreadsheet and word-processing tools and capable of retrieving and manipulating information for the production of reports.
- have the drive and intention to study towards the AAT qualification, or be already AAT qualified.
- will be practiced in the production of accurate financial information and will have a good understanding of business processes and controls.
The role requires the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues across disciplines and to work flexibly and creatively to meet changing priorities.
Interviews will take place week commencing 6 June 2025.
For more information about the role or an informal discussion, please contact Jason Dolphin, Accountant at: jason.dolphin@staffordshire.gov.uk
Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
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 minimum criteria for the post.