Senior Finance Officer - Education and Schools
Enfield Council are a dynamic local authority driven by a clear vision of how we will transform the borough, address inequality and create a lifetime of opportunities for everyone who lives, works and learns in Enfield.
A vacancy has arisen in the Finance Business Partnering team for a Senior Finance Officer to provide financial support to the Council and senior management team covering the Education and Schools service.
The role will support the Finance Manager in the provision of high quality, flexible, professional finance support to service departments. Key duties include:
- Supporting the business partnering team in revenue budget setting, monitoring and year end processes including complex reconciliations and grant monitoring
- Providing technical expert advice to schools, budget holders and officers to support decision making.
- Ensure that the areas of the Accounts for which the officer is responsible for is accounted for in line with Internal Financing Reporting Standards and CIPFA’s Code of Practice for Local Government Accounting.
- Pro-actively seek opportunities to improve the financial support the service provides the Council and schools.
- Liaising with internal departments and schools to deal with and resolve queries.
If you are a finance professional who engages with the big questions, enjoys new challenges and is willing to learn new skills, then we'd like to hear from you.
Enfield offers a hybrid working arrangement with an expectation that staff will be in the office at least one day every other week as a minimum.
- Staff will be expected to attend the office as required by the service.
Contact Details -
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Melissa Williamson - melissa.williamson@enfield.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion.
If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Andrea Walkerdine at andrea.walkerdine@enfield.gov.uk or on 020 8132 1022.
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We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.
Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.
Closing date 07/02/2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.