Sunderland City Council are seeking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Finance Officer within the Financial Management Service, reporting to the Principal Accountant within the service.andnbsp; The purpose of the Finance Officer role is to support the provision of a financial management service covering a range of accounting requirements through provision of financial analysis and information. To enable the key responsibilities of this role to be completed good analytical skills and the ability to understand and use numerical information will be necessary. This role entails the provision of financial advice, supporting with budget preparation and monitoring plus supporting in the closedown of revenue and capital budgets, through to the production of final accounts. To enable the completion of tasks that this role entails it will be necessary to have the ability to effectively use a PC to prepare documents, record information and input data. Good communicate skills are key to this role. The ability to work with a high degree of accuracy and to work to deadlines is also essential for this role. andnbsp; AAT qualified or part qualified is desirable, equally a Finance Officer who would like to attain this qualification and/or progress further in their financial professional qualifications. This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Applications should be made on-line at northeastjobs.org.uk/sunderlandcitycouncil. For further assistance contact Customer Enabling Services by email: jobs@sunderland.gov.uk andnbsp; Please note that CVs are not accepted. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered online with North East Jobs, including your invitation to any online assessment you are required to undertake and your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email inbox after the closing date for notifications as you may not be notified by any other means. Please remember to check your junk mail items. andnbsp; Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .