Central Bedfordshire Council Hiring for Principal Finance Officer Job at Houghton Regis, England Full Time

Team: Highways Business Improvement

Job Family: Providing 12M
Salary: £38,112- £42,980
Hours: Full-time

Base Location: Thorn Turn, Highways Depot (currently working from home due to Covid-19)

Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 5th January 2022
Interview Date: Interview date week commencing 10th January 2022

More about the role:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to join a modern, innovative Council. We are looking to strengthen our Highways Service through the appointment of a Principal Finance Officer.

This is an exciting time to work in the council’s Highways Service, if you would like to help make central Bedfordshire a great place to live and work, we would like to hear from you.

You will work with the Head of Business Improvement, Head of Highways and the Programme Management Office. You will manage the Highways Finance Officers to support the delivery of the Highways Service and ensure a consistent approach across the service. Day-to-day, you will liaise with budget managers and central finance to ensure monthly and quarterly reporting is undertaken accurately and efficiently. You will liaise with third party providers and foster positive relationships to ensure prompt payment and accurate forecasting. You will also seek funding opportunities, support officers to prepare bids and ensure robust monitoring and evaluation processes are followed for successful funding applications.

To join us you will have experience in a similar role, with a finance and/or project/programme management background. You are organised, AAT qualified (working towards a recognised accounting qualification or have relevant experience working with accounting systems) well versed in financial management and/or funding applications.

You can analyse statistical data, have experience of using a finance accounting system, ideally SAP and enjoy completing tasks in a complex environment. With this expertise, you’ll have the confidence to contribute and your strong communication skills will be essential along with an organised, team-focused approach.

Join us, and take advantage of our rewards package, agile working and the chance to learn and progress. Find your greatness by helping us to deliver better services to the local community’.

Central Bedfordshire Council has its own vision and values that are integral to everything we do. Our area vision is to make Central Bedfordshire ‘A great place to live and work’.

Our Aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We are happy to discuss location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

To assess your suitability for the role, you must demonstrate how you meet the key outcomes, accountabilities and competencies. To do this, you’ll need to refer the Family Profile, Role Profile and Competency Framework which can be found in the Recruitment Pack: Principal Finance Officer

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Jade Jones, Head of Business Improvement at [email protected] or call 0300 300 5584.

For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at [email protected]

Central Bedfordshire Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in the workplace. We are a Disability Confident employer, we are working to become a Disability Confident leader in our community.

To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council’s policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline. If you do not have a CV to hand, please look on our website for a CV template that you can use to create your CV to apply for this role. http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/jobs/work-here/application.aspx