Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Career Grade 7 – 10 - Senior Finance Assistant to join our Finance Service at Cheshire West and Chester Council. The Council prides itself on supporting individuals to develop the necessary skills and competencies to progress their career. This career grade position will provide an individual with an opportunity to progress from a Senior Finance Assistant (Grade 7) to a Finance Officer (Grade 10). The successful individual will also be supported to undertake a professional accountancy qualification such as CIPFA over a 3 – 4 year period. The postholder will assist the Technical Accounting and VAT team whose main responsibilities include the production of the Statement of Accounts, liaising with external auditors and the reconciliations of control accounts. This post will give the successful candidate invaluable experience across the board of technical accounting and the opportunity to learn about the wider Council finances. The ideal candidate will have some knowledge of statutory financial reporting requirements and financial regulations combined with some experience within local authority accounting. You will be a confident communicator who is able to work both independently and as part of a team. Strong excel skills are essential as well as an ability to analyse data and undertake problem solving tasks. We are looking for someone who can work under pressure and help support the team to deliver against key objectives and deadlines. The role is full time; 37 hours per week Location: Agile Worker – working from home with occasional travel to workspaces across the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester. During employment with Cheshire West and Chester Council, you will have access to learning and development opportunities, discounts in shops, hotels, restaurants and more, flexitime, wellbeing, volunteering and family friendly leave, flexible working arrangements, 26 days annual leave increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service and access to the local government pension scheme. The closing date for applications for this position is the 20 th July and interviews will take place w/c 4 th August. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Catrin Evans, Finance Manager – Technical Accounting and VAT, catrin.evans@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you! Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information. Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12.60 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.