Job Description

Job Introduction

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Senior Finance Officer

Grade:

PO2 - 39,862 - 42,839, Permanent, 37 hours per week, Hybrid (2 Office Days per week)

About Us

Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April 2023 to enhance the quality and delivery of Children's Services across our district. Our purpose is clear, to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It's a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience - but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we'll achieve our ambition - and you, yours. We have already made significant strides towards becoming more financially viable and driving continuous improvement in service delivery, but there is more work to be done.


So, if you're up for the challenge we'd love to hear from you!

About The Role

We are looking for a confident and skilled Senior Finance Officer to join our Finance Team. Our objective is to deliver a first-class financial service to services/departments throughout the Trust, with a view to ensuring excellence in terms of service delivery and value for money.


Reporting to the Principal Accountant, your role will consist of working with Managers and budget holders to manage budgets and maintain forecasts, to provide timely financial information and advice to support services in achieving their objectives, to support the Finance Team and promote the delivery of an excellent service to customers.


If you are an AAT qualified and/or part qualified Accountant with relevant industry or Local Government experience and a proactive mindset, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Support the Principal Accountant to provide a comprehensive, professional financial support service to managers, staff and budget holders. To prepare revenue monitoring, budgets and other complex financial reports for Directors and their management teams. 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), with relevant finance business partnering and other finance experience (not restricted to local government)

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

Next Steps

The closing date for this role is 26th October 2025 with interviews taking place on 5th or 6th November 2025.


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.

Interview Details:

2 stage interview including a task/test.

Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment

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If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children's barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.

Salary

PO2 - 39,862 - 42,839

Job Reference

bradfordcft/TP/653/362

Contract Type

Full Time / Permanent

Closing Date

26 October, 2025

Job Category

Finance & Resources

Location

Bradford, United Kingdom *

Posted on

28 September, 2025