The Service & Team:
We are looking for a Finance Support Assistant to work within the Charging and Adults Finance teams within Adult Social Care. We are a friendly and passionate team who work well together, are not afraid to try new ways of working and encourage personal development. You will be working within the Finance Support team, alongside 20 teammates split into two smaller teams.
You will need to be able to commute to offices within Cornwall- Truro and Bodmin are our primary locations. Training will be provided in these locations. This is a hybrid role, so remote working is available but the expectation to come in to the office regularly still stands.
The full role profile can be found at the bottom of this advert; this role profile is used for the equivalent position in Childrens Social Care (Together for Families and Nursery Education Funding) please disregard sections of the profile relating to children’s services, as this position is NOT in that sector.
The Role:
As a Finance Support Assistant you will be providing essential support to frontline colleagues and service users in a wide range of financial duties including:
This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.
This position will be subject to a criminal record disclosure check.
Working Pattern:
We are looking for a permanent full time position for 37 hours per week. Our standard office hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5.15pm.
All employees are able to utilise our Flexible Working policy, this allows you flexibility over the times they work, to meet their needs, and that of the service. You can build up hours that can be used as additional flexi leave. Core hours are between 10am-3pm, and there will be days when you are rota'd on to duty tasks and will not be able to use your flexi time for that shift.
Other flexible working arrangements can be available on request, if they meet the needs of the service.
What you’ll need to succeed:
To be considered for this position you MUST submit a supporting statement to demonstrate how you meet the Competences on pages 5, 6 & 7 of the role profile. We suggest you research and use the STAR method to help you with this. Applicants who do not submit a supporting statement are unlikely to be considered for the post.
We are looking for candidates who:
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
What you’ll get in return:
Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
· a competitive salary, the position sits in our Grade 2 banding, starting at £26,597 and increasing annually with a top range of £31,869 after 6 years’ service in role
· a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
· a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
· A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
· Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
Additional Information:
Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.
If you move on to the interview stage you will be expected to complete a short situation-based maths test.
The full role profile is attached here
We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.
For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Victoria Read Victoria.Read@cornwall.gov.uk
Application Process
Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process
Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.
Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.
Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council
We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options
Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.
Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.
A unique Council that has secured the UK's first devolution deal for a rural County! We deliver services to more than half a million local people and to over five million visitors a year.
*Cornwall - The Place: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/work-and-volunteer-for-us/cornwall-the-place/
With its beautiful beaches, stunning countryside and superb community spirit, Cornwall is a great place to live.
*Cornwall - Our Offer: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/work-and-volunteer-for-us/our-offer/
With a competitive employee reward package that attracts, retains and motivates our employees; open plan working environments in most offices, good business systems and a can do culture where talented people thrive, Cornwall Council is a great place to work.
*Cornwall - Our Job of the Week: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/joboftheweek
*Cornwall - What we do and how we work: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/work-and-volunteer-for-us/what-we-do-and-how-we-work/
Services: Care for the elderly, children’s safeguarding, libraries, road maintenance, fire and rescue service, recycling, parks, street cleaning, countryside management, social housing, town planning, tourism support and trading standards.
We deliver these services through our employees who work directly for the Council and through our many other Council owned companies and organisations; CORMAC, Cornwall Housing, Tempus Leisure, Newquay Airport and Cornwall Development Company.
We also have close links with Cornwall’s health organisations, colleges and universities and work closely with the police, town and parish councils and the voluntary sector.
*Cornwall - Council and Democracy: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/
We have 123 elected councillors and as Cornwall is such a large rural area, our councillors and the towns and parishes they represent are grouped into 19 community networks, which are the focus of our local community work.
