Finance Assistant

Job Description

To support and assist with the delivery of a range of financial services including, accounting and budgeting, treasury and banking, and customer experience. To assist in meeting the needs and priorities of Services and  customers and ensure consistency with the corporate financial standards and policies of the Council in order to support the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives identified within the Finance and ICT Service Plan and the Community Plan.

Requirements

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”.  With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer.  It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

Responsibilities

This is a permanent full time post with an administrative base at The Opera House, John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock. The hours of work will be 35 hours per week, Monday - Thursday 9am - 5pm & Friday 9am - 4pm, to be worked at the direction of the Line Manager.

The full time salary of this post is between £26,900 - £29,156 per annum.

Pay award pending 2023/24.

The workstyle for this post: Flexible - 50-79% of time is office based.  Able to work at different/ multiple work locations.  Occasionally works at home, or another location 1-2 days per week, or directly home to external appointments.

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