Financial Control Officer

Job Title: Financial Control Officer

Salary Range: £34,292- £45,763 per annum

Permanent -Fulltime

Location: Wandsworth Town Hall, Wandsworth High St, London, SW18 2PU

Richmond and Wandsworth are progressive Councils, focused on protecting front line services for residents and delivering on promised commitments. Wandsworth is proud to have committed £15m to a Fund to support residents throughout the Cost-of-Living crisis and Richmond is embarking on the long awaited redevelopment of Twickenham Riverside.

Objective of role

Your role will be reporting to the corporate centre with responsibility for developing effective and efficient financial and administrative systems. This will include providing a professional and effective financial administration and support serviceto the Adult Social Care and Public Health Division and the Children's Services Division.

About the role

You will assist the Financial Controller in maintaining the financial stability of both of our organisations for the future, supporting with the production of monthly statements, completion of government returns,and monitoring capital budgets to meet the key priorities of both Councils.

You will assist in developing effective and efficient financial and administrative systems to ensure that the service department can fulfil its financial responsibilities and providing a professional and effective financial administration and support service towards ensuring that adults and children in our community obtain an excellent service.

No two days in finance are the same, you'll be joining a supportive integrated team that offers the opportunity to develop and learn new skills as different challenges present themselves.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• A good understanding of basic accounting principles and budgetary control withrelevant experience in an accounting role in local government.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to maintaining and improving the quality of services provided.
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise tasks to deliver on service goals and ambitions is a must.
• Proficient IT skills to use spreadsheets, financial systems and other relevant packages for analysis and presentation.
• Currently studying/ with relevant experience.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date: Sunday 29 th December 2024

Shortlisting Date: W/C 6 th January 2025

Interview Date: W/C 13 th January 2025

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received.Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.