Job Description

Salford City Council

Salford Opportunity Centre

2 Paddington Close

Salford

M6 5PL

Finance Officer
Grade: 2C, \xc2\xa325,409 - \xc2\xa327,344

Working hours: 36 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Salford Opportunity Centre

Closing Date: 22nd September 2023, 23:59

We are seeking to appoint a Finance Officer within the Salford Leaving Care Team (Next Step).

We offer a supportive and nurturing environment which enables individuals to grow as autonomous practitioners. We have adapted our ways of working through the use of technology and provide a blended approach to working with access to a range of office spaces across the city as well a home working.

About You

We are looking for an individual who have good interpersonal and communication skills who have previously worked with vulnerable young people. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be confident talking to service users and be able to respond in a professional and understanding way. This is an extremely busy role and there is an expectation that the successful candidate will be able to manage their own workload, be flexible and adaptable and work as part of a team, to ensure all the responsibilities and deadlines in relation to supporting the service are considered and acted upon within agreed timescales.

Experience in handling financial accounts would be desirable but not essential. You will be able to learn and understand council policies and financial procedures and apply it to the role. You will be able to work efficiently across several IT systems.

What can we offer you?

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged.

• A well-motivated and energetic team backed up by a dedicated Administrative Team
• Solid Management Support
• Full Induction Programme
• Agreed Programme of Supervision
• Personal Development Plan
• You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centred and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture.
• Work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check \xe2\x80\x93 currently \xc2\xa338.00. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months\xe2\x80\x99 salary payments at a rate of \xc2\xa39.50 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of \xc2\xa338.00.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character.

About your benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.

Continuous service commitment

New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council\xe2\x80\x99s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at .

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22nd Sep 2023

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