Job Description

Job Introduction

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Are you ready to make a real impact with your finance skills?


We're on the lookout for a confident, proactive, and experienced Senior Finance Officer to join our friendly and forward-thinking Finance Team. At the heart of our Trust, we're committed to delivering a first-class financial service - one that supports teams across the organisation to provide outstanding outcomes and real value for money.


In this pivotal role, you'll work closely with Managers and budget holders to help manage budgets, maintain accurate forecasts, and provide timely financial insight and guidance that supports key decision-making. You'll also play a vital part in strengthening our Finance Team's service delivery--contributing to a culture of excellence and customer-focused support.


If you're AAT qualified and/or a part-qualified accountant, bring experience in Local Government, and thrive in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment, then we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Providing a comprehensive, professional financial support service to service customers. To undertake complex pieces of accountancy work and to support and advise services in achieving their objectives. To develop good working relationships with colleagues to support the delivery of financial services and showing at all times professionalism and respect. Prepare, analyse and interpret financial and other service performance information to influence and enable managers to make the correct operational decisions.

About You

You will be AAT qualified (or hold an equivalent qualification) and with experience of business partnering and stakeholder engagement, you will have relevant experience in a financial management environment and knowledge of the current and emerging Government legislation & statutory regulations and other key operational initiatives and directives affecting the public sector. Strong interpersonal skills are also a requirement for this role.

Benefits

Generous employer contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme Competitive salary and pay progression structure Supportive carer and parental policies Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services Supportive staff networks Access to Blue Light Card discounts Professional development/support Career progression Enhanced annual leave entitlement Hybrid working - 2 days working from home each week

Location:

Bradford


For any queries, please contact Pam Buxton (Mob: 07582 102709) or Shaista Ahmed (Mob: 07483 437704).

Interview Location:

3rd Floor, Sir Henry Mitchell House, Manchester Road, Bradford, BD5 0QL or via Teams

Interview Details

: 2 stage interview including a task/test.

Salary

PO2 38,626 - 41,511 (2025-26 pay award pending)

Job Reference

bradfordcft/TP/653/298

Contract Type

Full Time / Permanent

Closing Date

31 August, 2025

Job Category

Finance & Resources

Location

Bradford, United Kingdom *

Posted on

01 August, 2025