School Finance Officer

Fulltime 37 hours per week, permanent.

HBC4/6 £25,584-£33,366 per annum

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’. 

Our Team:

We are seeking appoint an individual to support the delivery of the financial service level agreement to schools.

Your Contributions:

We are looking for a candidate who has a good knowledge of finance encompassing but not exclusive to budget setting; budget monitoring and close-down of accounts, with ideally having finance related experience within the public sector. You must also have excellent IT skills including Excel.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• * A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• * Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• * 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• * Investment in your personal development
• * Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• * Flexible working arrangements
• * Car leasing schemes

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Naheem Shafiq (Principal Finance Officer) on 0151 511 8680.

Interviews will take place week commencing 14^th April 2025

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!