Job Description

Accountancy - Resources Directorate

Finance Assistant (Scale 5)



1 x Sc5 35 hours per week one year fixed term contract

Position overview

The Accountancy Service of the Directorate of Resources currently has a vacancy for 1 Finance Officer (Scale 5), in the Housing & Safer Communities Accountancy team, providing accounting and business support across a range of financial services.



This post presents an excellent opportunity to develop your career through gaining experience within the Council's corporate accountancy service in these challenging times.



Roles have generic job descriptions across the department's full range of accounting services, providing flexibility for the organisation and the individual.

Who we are looking for:

Finance Assistant

responsibilities include to:


Have responsibility to provide support for a defined range of financial processes e.g. budgets, monitoring, reconciliations, maintaining financial records, transactions and controls Provide advice to service managers and others on agreed financial procedures Work on your own and with others to utilise your capabilities with Excel, other IT and communication skills to analyse and prepare financial information in a clear and timely manner.

Further details of the role that you could be playing, along with the skills and experience needed, can be seen within the and Person Specification.



When completing your application please include your areas of experience and demonstrate how this meets the requirements for the role.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Jessey Cooper; jessey.cooper@royalgreenwich.gov.uk 0208 921 8328

If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact

recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

or call 020-8921-8977

Diversity Statement:

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications:

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Advert Close:

All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Full Employment History:

A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored:

Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary:

Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values:

Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.



Organisation
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Reference
REC/25/00455
Salary Details
31524 - 32931
Additional Allowances
n/a
Location Postcode
SE18 6HQ
Job Term and Hours per Week
Fixed Term; 35
Closing Date
22 July 2025