About the role
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Finance Officer to join our team on a 4-month secondment opportunity.
The successful candidate will assist to provide and co-ordinate accurate financial and budgetary advice, guidance and support to the Assistant Director, budget holders and staff members working within the CCC financial requirements. The candidate will also assist us to implement, monitor and review standard business-related financial procedures.
Interviews will be held 6th December 2024 (am) at New Shire Hall.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact:
thandiwe.misomali@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
What will you be doing?
Budget Management Provide support to Assistant Director, budget holders, staff members.
Performance Monitoring: Monitor and report on Highways & Transport performance on prompt payment and debt management.
Team Working: Attend team meetings as appropriate to report on financial matters.
Finance Development: Implement financial procedures and monitor compliance.
Financial Monitoring and Reporting: Assist with monitoring of capital expenditure, budgetary forecasts and proposals
Budget Close-down: Support the end-of-year budget close-down at all levels.
Budget Preparation: Assist the Assistant Director and budget holders in budget preparation.
Insurance: Provide information required for claims.
About you
The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills to analyse and evaluate the business processes of each section within the directorate.
Must have excellent numerical skills and be highly self-disciplined, managing their time and prioritizing tasks.
Must have communication and interpersonal presentation skills.
Must be able to present ideas both orally and in writing to senior managers in a clear and concise manner.
Must be capable of developing effective working relationships.
Must be proficient in computer applications, including spreadsheets and word processing
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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