The Opportunity
Salary: £27,254 to £28,598 per annum
Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed term or Secondment opportunity until December 2027
Location: County Hall, Chichester or Centenary House, Crawley and working from home (Hybrid)
Interview date: week commencing 8th December
This is an opportunity to use your knowledge and experience in working with people facing upheaval and trauma, and to work with partners and volunteers to provide coordinated support to help families begin to rebuild their lives. As the Senior Finance Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting this team. You will be a key player in helping displaced people to feel safe and be part of life in the UK
.
You will provide reliable, efficient and effective flexible support to a team (or across the service) of a high-level administrative nature, relating to the delivery of a specialist financial service. This will include responding to typical client queries, giving standard information and guidance relating to the service, maintaining records and producing standard correspondence, providing support and day to day processing according to set procedure
s.
You will have responsibility within a shared inbox, managing and responding to specific inquiries from stakeholders, liaising to arrange meetings, and appropriately recording discussion and decisi
on.
You will update and maintain relevant computerised records relating to the team and service, ensuring strong documentation of decision making, actions and outco
mes.
What are we looking
* for?The role requires a meticulous attention to detail and ability to focus for long periods of time on specific t
* asks.You will ensure that all steps within the process are performed to a high standard to ensure proper processing of f
* unds.You will have clear and strong written communication skills, ensuring accurate conveyance of messaging is provided to key stakeholders via email and within written rep
* orts.You will demonstrate confidence in performing advanced administrative tasks, including the compliant processing of payment requisitions and close monitoring of their prog
* ress.You will need to be highly organised, have excellent time management skills and be able to meet set deadlines and prioritise workload accordi
* ngly.You will need excellent IT skills, with a good knowledge of Microsoft pack
* ages.You will be a problem solver and have a sound understanding of project management, change control and repor
* ting.The role demands initiative, enthusiasm and management of own workload and responsibilities. You will be comfortable responding to the needs of stakeholders, demonstrating appropriate initia
tive.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description att
ached.
Working
for usAs well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide a great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits inc
* luding:an excellent local government pension
* schemegenerous holiday entitlement of 25 days (plus opportunity to buy additional
* leave)a range of flexible working options, depending on your j
* ob rolematernity, paternity, dependency and adoptio
* n leavevolunteering opport
* unitiestraining and development opportunities, including coaching and me
* ntoringa range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our Staff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a di
* scount)health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cas
h Plans
For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefi
ts page.
Further in
formation
The reference number for this role is
CPP01231.For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Frankie Rudkin (Local Authority Engagement Team Supervisor) at Frankie.Rudkin@westsuss
ex.gov.uk.
For issues or queries regarding your application please contact hrrecruitment@westsus
sex.gov.uk.Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for thi
s position.
To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to dow
nload again.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a h
ealth check.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chanc
e of success.
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our applicat
ion help page.