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<h2>Job introduction</h2>Are you someone who:<ul><li>Has strong technical, communication and organisational skills critical to delivering the financial accounting function?</li><li>Has a positive proactive approach with the ability to work on your own initiative and as a team player?</li><li>Has strong problem solving skills and competency using financial systems?</li><li>Excellent customer service and communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate financial matters to a non-financial audience?</li></ul>An opportunity has become available to join the Homes and Adult Social Care team as Senior Finance Officer, providing financial and management accounting services for Housing General Fund.This role is also being offered on a part time/job share basis.Office Day:&nbsp;Successful candidates are required to attend the office every Thursday.Fixed term:&nbsp;Until March 2027Interview date:&nbsp;Thursday 15th January 2025This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy.&nbsp;Before applying, please ensure you have read <a href="https://brightonandhovecc.sharepoint.com/sites/TheWavePoliciesandProcedures/SitePages/Secondment-policy.aspx?web=1" target="_blank">the Secondment policy</a> to ensure you are eligible to apply. In accordance with the policy, please ensure you have the written approval of your line manager before applying. Evidence of this must be included with your application.For an informal discussion, please contact Ferrise Hall - Principal Accountant on <a href="mailto:ferrise.hall@brighton-hove.gov.uk" target="_blank">ferrise.hall@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a><h2>About the role</h2>As a Senior Finance Officer, you will provide support to the Housing department. Your duties will include:<ul><li>Preparing accurate forecasts for expenditure and income throughout the year</li><li>Identifying and analysing any discrepancies within the budget</li><li>Using tools such as Microsoft Excel to produce clear financial reports</li><li>Assist budget holders and senior managers in improving financial performance, securing value for money, and delivering better service outcome.</li></ul>About You<ul><li>Methodical and highly organised, with excellent attention to detail</li><li>Confident in using Excel spreadsheets</li><li>Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment</li><li>Capable of communicating financial information clearly and effectively to non-finance colleagues</li></ul>Please read our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/how-apply-job-council" target="_blank">Apply for a job at the council</a> pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/application-form-guidance" target="_blank">Application form guidance</a>) and <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/supporting-statement-guidance" target="_blank">Supporting statement guidance</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.<h2>Additional information</h2>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours&nbsp;or term-time only.We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us" target="_blank">Why work for us&nbsp;</a><h2>Company information</h2>Encouraging a diverse workforceOur city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton &amp; Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled or trans.Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/fair-and-inclusive" target="_blank">fair and inclusive</a> actions, our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/becoming-anti-racist-city" target="_blank">anti-racism strategy</a> and the work we are doing to <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us/how-we-create-fair-and-inclusive-workplace" target="_blank">encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).</a>

Brighton & Hove City Council

Senior Finance Officer

About the role. What will you be doing? Active Kent &amp; Medway is hosted by Kent County Council – our remit being to get more people, more active, more often by addressing the systemic barriers many people face when it comes sport and physical activity. This new role provides an exciting opportunity for someone with proven experience of providing financial and operational management in a busy working environment. The postholder will manage Active Kent &amp; Medway’s financial and operational functions, ensuring robust financial stewardship, effective resource management, and operational excellence. This role will support the delivery of the organisation’s mission by ensuring compliance, sustainability, and efficiency across all support services.This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. About youFor any other queries about this role please contact: Liz Davidson-Kennett Email: liz.davidson@kent.gov.uk Phone:03000 423044 About usWork that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply. 





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