Job Description

LOCATION:


Perth and Kinross Council, 2 High Street, Perth, PH1 5PH, United Kingdom, High Street 2


SALARY:


26,090 - 27,498 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Temporary


POSITION TYPE:


Full Time


HOURS:


36 hours per week


WORK FROM HOME:


Hybrid



We currently have the following opportunity:



Finance Assistant (Fixed Term until 31 March 2027) - PKC13253

26,090.86 - 27,498.64 (36 Hours per week)

2 High Street, Perth



An excellent opportunity has arisen within Finance & Business Support, in a finance team providing comprehensive financial administration support to a varied range of teams within Perth and Kinross Council, including use of financial management systems as well as Microsoft software packages.



This is an ideal opportunity for you to showcase your abilities to support service delivery by providing a range of financial support tasks.



This post is currently a hybrid working position - based partly in the office at 2 High Street with the team and partly based at home.

Skills & Experience Required

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You will be able to demonstrate your excellent organisational and numeracy skills and be able to work under pressure to manage conflicting demands, sometimes within tight timescales.

Accuracy, numeracy and attention to detail is essential.



Effective teamworking is essential.



Excellent IT and digital skills are essential to operate and maintain relevant systems data necessary for processing financial transactions, monitoring and reporting.



You will have excellent communication skills and be able to deal effectively with internal and external customers in all areas of work, demonstrating good working relationships and the ability to deal effectively with enquiries and requests.



You will be able to follow and apply processes and procedures to understand the activities of the work area.

The ability to understand Health and Safety policies and procedures relevant to the role and work activities is also essential, as well as being able to follow current GDPR guidance.



The preferred candidate must be committed to delivering a high-quality service in accordance with PKC Customer Service Standards and demonstrate confidentiality and integrity of all Council information.



As an employee you will be required to treat colleagues and customers with dignity and respect and should be committed to promote and role model the Council's values on equality and diversity.



You will be able demonstrate a flexible approach to change and adapt to new ways of working.



You will be a Team Player, sharing knowledge and experience. The ability to work independently and as part of a team is also vital.



You must be able to work under pressure to manage conflicting demands, sometimes within tight timescales.



A high level of accuracy and attention to detail is crucial.



Extensive knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office (Office 365) is essential, and having experience of working in a financial administration support environment is desirable.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

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Our

values and behaviours

influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our

values and behaviours

.