Finance Officer

Temporary Finance Officer
Reference no: Darlington 6343314875565
Pay rate: £17.12 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 35-37 Monday to Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 1 month
City: DARLINGTON
A Finance Officer is required to contribute to a highly effective service within the Operations Finance Team involving the management, advice, guidance and coordination of the finances of the council and schools.
Key responsibilities:
Assist in the development of appropriate systems and procedures for the preparation, management and review of revenue and capital budgets of the Council.
Prepare and provide accurate and timely financial information, reports and advice for senior managers and budget holders within the Council.
In liaison with service managers provide advice and support to enable the preparation of annual budgets and develop profiles of expenditure and income.
Provide business decision advice to managers and budget holders.
Coordination and completion of year-end returns, including working with budget holders to close annual accounts and contribute to the production of the Council’s Annual Statement of Accounts.
Assist in the development of financial and management information systems for use across the Authority and by specific groups or service managers.
Provide system administration support for the costing systems within the Place group.
Promote probity, cost effectiveness and accurate monitoring of the Council’s finances, adherence to financial regulations and standing orders.
Assist in the process of application for, monitoring and claiming of external income, e.g. specific grants and income from other agencies.
Assist in the provision of information, as required, by Members, other departments, the Council’s external auditors, government departments and other agencies for both internal and external reporting purposes.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
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