PERMANENT: FULL TIME, 37 HOURS A WEEK
SALARY:£25,584 to £27,269(Pay award pending)
LOCATION:TIVERTON
Are you looking for your next challenge? Do you want a role that is rewarding with lots of opportunity to develop and progress? We have an exciting new opportunity for a full time Finance Assistant to join our Financial Services team. This role will be based at Phoenix House, Tiverton, with the ability to work in a hybrid way, and will assist the team across a wide range of tasks to provide an efficient and effective service to the Authority.
As a Finance Assistant, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
* Undertaking a range of control account reconciliations;
* Assisting with the preparation of estimates, budget monitoring and final accounts;
* Providing ad hoc support to the Exchequer and Procurement Teams;
* Providing ad hoc assistance on various projects/tasks within Financial Services;
* The day-to-day provision of financial advice and assistance to senior officers.
About you:
* You will have good numeracy skills and be able to work accurately with an attention to detail;
* Good communication and problem solving skills and be competent in the use of IT;
* Ideally you will be actively studying for a recognised accountancy qualification (AAT or CCAB), or have an interest in beginning one of these qualifications;
Although previous experience in a finance role will be beneficial, this is not essential. Appropriate support and training will be given to the successful candidate to enable them to fulfil the role and work towards future progression.
Within Financial Services we value: Pride, People, Performance and Partnerships
To find out more
To find out more about this role please contact Kieran Knowles, Operations Manager for Financial Services, on 01884 244624.
For full details please read the Job Description and Person Specification - Finance Assistant
The Job Description refers to the level of competencies required for this post. Foran explanation of what this means,please see Core Competencies .
A satisfactory basic disclosure check and three years complete employment history will be requested in the event of you being offered the position.
Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor skilled worker visas at this time. For more information on pre-employment checks, please review the documents found here.
Please remember to quote the following post and vacancy numbers:
CLOSING DATE:
CLOSING DATE: 15 July 2025 at 5:00pm
POST NUMBER:
POST NUMBER: FA07
VACANCY NUMBER:
VACANCY NUMBER: 2025067
PROPOSED INTERVIEW DATE: 24 July 2025
MDDC reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups. We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.
We're committed to Equality of Opportunity andwelcome applications from all sections of the community.
If we've not contacted you within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Thank you for showing an interest in this vacancy and we wish you every success with your on-going job search.
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