Job Description

Salary

39,152 - 41,771

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

Rotherham

Job category/type

Finance

Date posted

26/09/2025

Job reference

REQ20966

attachment
Benefits Package.doc

Directorate - Finance & Customer Services

37 hours per week, full time, permanent

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has made rapid and significant progress on its improvement journey, and it is an exciting time to join Rotherham. Rotherham is ideally located with excellent road and rail links and is ideally placed near the scenic countryside of the Peak District.



We offer an excellent pay and benefits package which includes membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, as well as a range of health and wellbeing and other benefits. This makes working for us an attractive proposition. If you have the ambition to make a real difference and are committed to delivering an excellent service for our residents, we welcome your application.



The Finance Systems Support and Projects Team sits within Financial Services, part of the Finance and Customer Services Directorate. The team is responsible for supporting and maintaining the Council's core financial system, ensuring smooth operation across a range of key modules and functions, including:

Financial Reporting General Ledger Accounts Payable Procurement System Interfaces

Reporting to the Principal Finance Officer (Systems), the successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining the efficiency, integrity, and security of the Council's financial systems, alongside maintaining the financial reporting solution and training documentation.



Please view the Job/Person profile for a full description of the role and person specification.



Informal discussions with prospective candidates are welcomed. To find out more about this role and the vision for Rotherham's Financial Services of the future, please contact Catherine Walker, Finance Project Manager - Financial Services (Catherine.Walker@rotherham.gov.uk) or 01709822027); or Adam Bishop, Finance Principal Finance Officer - Systems (Adam.Bishop@rotherham.gov.uk or 01709249938).



Interview Dates - Thursday - 23rd October


This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).


Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.


Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).