Job Description

Department of Corporate Resources

Finance and Procurement

Senior Finance Officer

SO2 / PO2: \xc2\xa334,834 to \xc2\xa340,221 pa

37 hours per week (Flexi Scheme Operational)

Permanent

Based at Britannia House, Bradford (The Council also operates working from home, and hybrid working)

Bradford is currently on a journey of change delivering the ambitious outcomes of our Council Plan 2021-25. It is building on some of the same priorities as the 2016-20 plan but is also looking to address some new major challenges that the district will face in the coming years. To support us in achieving this, we are looking to recruit a highly motivated Senior Finance Officer who will play an important role in ensuring we remain a well-run Council, using all our resources wisely to deliver its priorities.

The role will assist finance in exercising its control and support function, in particular, providing key support in the production of the Statement of Accounts, Government Returns, and managing and responding to audit queries, including other ad hoc duties as when required. In return, there will be generous training and development opportunities on offer.

The roles we are seeking to recruit will require strong technical accounting, systems control, monitoring, and communication skills. It is essential that you have relevant experience working in a financial environment, in a complex organisation.

You should be qualified AAT or have an equivalent professional qualification, with practical experience of financial services,

or be demonstrably qualified by experience. Local Government experience, whilst preferential, is not essential for this role.

The potential postholder will be encouraged to undertake available training via the apprenticeship scheme, for example, CIPFA or equivalent.

The council provides generous annual leave entitlement, access to the defined benefit Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, on demand access to online learning and external training as required, as well as many health and wellbeing benefits. If you are interested in a wide range of experiences, opportunities in a large organisation with multiple change initiatives, being part of a team that is helping to shape a major city, and working within a diverse, dynamic and agile team.

For further information regarding this post please contact Habib Rehman (Group Accountant) on 07582102778 or Celia Yang (Head of Financial Accounting) on 07977 814829.

Closing Date: 18th February 2024

Please find attached the Job Profile:

The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.

The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert, outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate. Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of what we do as a Council and the people we support. We have a number of self-directed Staff Networks (Disability, LGBTQ+, Race Equality, Women\xe2\x80\x99s Voice, Working Carers and Young Persons) which assist in providing a voice and support mechanism to colleagues.

The RESPECT Allyship Programme is also available to all staff, which offers opportunity to learn more about the diverse communities & groups, and provides additional benefits and resources to its members. This is part of the RESPECT Campaign, which is the Council\xe2\x80\x99s Internal Equalities Vision for staff and its ambition to build an truly inclusive workforce, where everyone can be their true selves at work.

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council