Finance Officer

Joining our service as a Finance Officer you will be part of an exciting opportunity to develop this newly established role. You will be the first port of call for handling and processing a wide variety of financial transactions for Children in Care, Care Leavers, Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers and the Fostering/SGO Teams.

This is a very busy and demanding role and you will need to be able to work in a fast-paced environment and to be able to respond to changing priorities, working to deadlines to ensure that payments are processed in a timely way.

The day-to-day role will involve full oversight of the petty cash and cheque payments and accounts totalling £13k. It would be helpful if you have experience or an understanding of BCC financial and procurement regulations. In this role you will need to keep accurate financial records and comply with internal audit recommendations and year end processes and procedures.

You will use a database ABW to add purchase orders and process and receipt invoices for payment and you will also process BAC’s payments. It will be your responsibility to balance the cash/cheque accounts on a weekly basis and ordering cash from the cash office as needed.

Reporting to the Deputy Service Manager. This is an office-based role where you will sit alongside our fantastic business support at our B-Bond location based on Bristol’s riverside.

About you

• You will be an enthusiastic team player who is organised and motivated to build the role and implement new operating systems that support the production of financial data and forecasting.
• You will have a good working knowledge databases and ordering system alongside reconciling and providing advice to the staff.
• You will understand PO requisitions, raising PO's and invoice management, how to set up and make BACS payment runs, have knowledge of Income management and reconciliation of payments, cash and credit cards.

What We Offer:

• Generous Rewards: Enjoy a competitive rewards package, featuring flexible working, competitive pay, an exceptional Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance.
• Sustained Support: Experience support within a nurturing work environment. We ensure to provide personalised guidance and assistance to optimise your performance and well-being. We have a cochin offer and on call counsellors to support staff if required.

Why Join Us:

Culture of Excellence: An independent evaluation highlighted our organisation's robust practice culture and efforts to drive positive change within families. Our team members show unwavering dedication to the welfare of Bristol's children and families.

Supportive Team: Enjoy a work environment that values support, with high levels of satisfaction reported in supervision (90%), good support from managers in complex situations (95%), and ready access to management support (98%).

Commitment to Learning: Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. Be part of a team that values continuous improvement, with a 94% belief in Bristol's positive learning culture.

Why Bristol?

Fast Paced and Dynamic: Join a vibrant and fast-paced environment that thrives on innovation and collaboration.

How to Apply:

We need your expertise to help us on our mission. If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey, click the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

Specify your area of interest in the application form, and we'll work with you to match you with the perfect opportunity.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.