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Lancaster City Council is an award winning, ambitious and inclusive Council, serving a wide range of communities across city, coast and countryside, including the historic City of Lancaster, Morecambe, Carnforth and the surrounding area.
The role
The Finance team exists to ensure the Council is able to effectively secure, deploy and manage its resources in pursuit of its ambitious goals, such as its sector-leading Carbon Zero programme. We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and committed individual who would be trained to provide a wide range of financial and systems administration support. Upon completion of your training you will be able to demonstrate a high degree of financial technical accounting ability, whilst also possessing excellent communication and strong financial management skills.
The core focus of this job is to assist in the preparation and monitoring of budgets plus the closure of accounts by liaising with budget holders in line with the framework for the finance function as a whole, as determined by the Section 151 Officer.
You will also work towards achievement of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA) professional accounting qualification.
About you
We offer several entry routes and your level of qualification does not change your progression through the programme. You may be:
- a graduate looking for a career-graded opportunity
- Association of Accounting Technician (AAT) qualified already working within a finance environment and looking to further develop your career
We would be interested to know more if you feel you are:
- articulate and can communicate effectively
- customer focused and can build positive working relationships with both colleagues and clients
- a good problem solver and can make productive decisions
- flexible, with the desire to add value and continuous improvements where possible
- a potential leader for the future.
This is a permanent position and the hours of work are 37 per week, working Monday to Friday. This post will require a hybrid approach to working, with attendance at onsite and online meetings, bookable workspaces and working from home. Meetings may be in Lancaster, Morecambe or elsewhere in the District and County. Your assumed place of work will be Lancaster Town Hall.
Please note we do not accept CV's. In order to be considered for this position you must complete an online application.
Our benefits
The Council currently operates an excellent Flexible Working Hours Scheme which applies to this post. Subject to the needs of the business, this may allow employees to work between the hours of 6:00am-10:30pm and take flexi days in addition to a generous annual leave allocation.
Excellent benefits include: A Local Government Pension Scheme (the Council makes a 16.3% contribution), discounted gym membership, discounted car parking permit, leave purchase scheme and discount on days out, activities and retail. Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.
We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community. We are happy to consider part time and / or job share applicants for these roles.
At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.
We are a disability confident committed employer
Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.
