Finance Adviser - Winchester, United Kingdom - Hampshire County Council

Hampshire County Council

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Winchester, United Kingdom

4 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Details:

Salary range:
£28,934 - £32,026 per annum
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Work location:Based in Clarendon House, Winchester (with hybrid working)
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Hours per week: 37 hours

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Contract type: Permanent

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Closing date: Sunday 18 June
The Role:

The Hampshire Inspection and Advisory Service (HIAS) is a highly successful business unit within the Children's Services Directorate providing support to schools to promote and sustain continuous improvement in standards and quality of education.
You will be an integral part of the Finance Team, providing professional advice and guidance to HIAS, it's partners and other external organisations in order to ensure effective and timely financial information is available to support the financial processes and reporting to senior management. You will be responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate collection of income due to the business from a variety of customers.
In this role you will:
Be a Qualified member of the Association of Accounting Technicians or agreed equivalent relevant qualification or significant experience working in finance.
Have a sound education background to GSCE grades A-C including Maths and English.

Experience of/ability to:

Supporting the delivery of the key accounting functions (e.g. budget preparation, budget monitoring and year end accounts).
Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present complex information to a range of nonfinancial managers
Excellent customer handling skills with a strong customer focus.
Evidence of being able to manage and control work to professional and quality standards within appropriate deadlines.
Computer literate and experienced in using spreadsheets and word processing software in order to analyse and present information.
Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
Able to work accurately with attention to detail.
Commitment to continuous professional development.
Understanding of the role and responsibilities of a supervisor, including giving and receiving positive feedback and constructive criticism.

Why Hampshire?

We believe in rewarding our staff for their commitment to delivering essential public services with an extensive range of benefits.

We want to help you strive to be the best you can be, and to enjoy serving Hampshire with purpose and pride.

With a work-life balance, Travel discounts and more - Find out what we can offer you as a valued Hampshire County Council employee.

Additional Information:

HIAS Finance Adviser
Job description & Person specification
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Susan Turnbull, HIAS Deputy Business Manager Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group.

All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs.

No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.