Finance Officer

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.
This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check
Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad.
When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.
Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.
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We're impressed. Are you? It's the perfect time to join our excellent team.
About the Post:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Finance Officer supporting the Council to deliver its new Council Plan and Be Even Better Strategy.
Working within the Finance Business Unit in the Operational Finance teams Accounts Payable and Transactional team, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Council's Section 151 Officer's responsibilities are fulfilled and that services receive an efficient, effective and market leading financial support service that supports our ambitions for Barnsley 2030.
The Council's People Strategy will act to support the successful candidate to adopt the culture and behaviours of a modern, agile, healthy, engaged, skilled and innovative workforce., Reporting to the Finance Team Leader the Finance Officer will provide excellent customer service and high quality, accurate financial support across a range of financial functions, contributing towards ensuring that the Council's core financial systems are accurate, up to date and maintained and that financial processing of information is completed in a timely manner to support the delivery of the Council's core priorities and support Directorates to deliver efficient and effective services., Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.
CVs will not be accepted.

Adopting an enthusiastic, positive attitude to problem solving, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, being able to adapt their approach, behaviours, and actions to address the tasks in hand being able to work as part of a core team and flexible in their approach to meet the demands of the business unit and wider council. You will be the type of person who thrives on a challenge and can use your skills to deliver outcomes that really make a difference.
The successful candidate will be an ambitious individual seeking to progress their career within a financial role and this would be an excellent opportunity for someone with an Accounts Payable or BACS and Bank Reconciliation background although not essential.
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