The starting salary for this position is £14.86 per hour plus £2.23 per hour annual leave allowance. This is pro-rata to £27,897 per annum.

We are excited to be hiring a new Finance Assistant to join our fantastic Children's Finance team based at Woodhatch Place in Reigate. This role is offered as a bank contract, joining our current pool of bank workers.

Rewards and benefits

• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Annual leave allowance
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the team

The Children's Finance team provide co-ordinated and comprehensive financial support throughout the Directorate in accordance with council and directorate financial procedures. We are a growing transactional finance team who work collaboratively with team members to provide a high quality and efficient finance service. We help facilitate the Directorate's budget planning and monitoring activities to enable the delivery of cost effective services to the communities we support.

About the role

As a Finance Assistant you will be part of a team that is at the centre of children's services in Surrey, driving change and innovation with a relentless focus on improving outcomes for children and their families. This position will work closely with the team to undertake routine financial functions, including LIFT, Unit4, ContrOCC, Excel and assist in the accountancy cycle of transitional finance.

Shortlisting criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Excellent organisational, analytical and administrative skills with some transactional finance experience
• Excellent IT Skills (Word, Outlook, Excel, MS Teams)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including diplomacy and discretion
• Ability to work both independently as well as part of a team and experience supporting colleagues in a similar setting
• Exceptional attention to detail

Contact us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 12/05/2024 with interviews planned for week commencing 20/05/2024.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

A basic DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) will be required for this role.

Our commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.