Senior Finance Assistant | 10975 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £32,061 to £33,699 per annum (Scale G) | County Hall, Norwich

We are looking for a full-time Senior Finance Assistant to join the Budgeting and Accounting Team here at Norfolk County Council and play a key role in helping to deliver a first class budgeting and accounting service across the organisation. We will be happy to consider requests for job shares or for flexible working.

Norfolk County Council are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to Norfolk residents. We take a lead in critical policy areas, and we work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.

Our Budgeting and Accounting Team are a critical part of our organisation, providing support across the breadth of our services to ensure that we’re accountable as a council, and that taxpayers are receiving the best possible value for money. Working in a large and complex environment currently going through a significant period of transformational change, you’ll be part of a talented, proactive team that makes a real difference and is able to support the continual evolution and long-term objectives of the council.

The core focus of the role is to work closely with our services to support day to day budgeting and accounting requirements. As a local authority, we are accountable to our tax payers and it’s critical that we are able to maintain a high standard of professional accounting, and that our finances and budgets are transparent and accurate.

You will be a financially minded individual with excellent communication skills and be able to build strong working relationships with both financial and non-financial individuals at all levels. You will be able to demonstrate sound financial judgement, able to plan and prioritise effectively, and have excellent data and financial analysis skills.

If you’d like to discuss this vacancy in a bit more depth, please contact Amy Hare, Accountant, on 01603 989869 or amy.hare@norfolk.gov.uk 

Please include in your application information how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary

• Generous holiday entitlement

• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service

• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.

• Financial benefits such as:

  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.

  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers

  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)

  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work

  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full and person specificationto help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditionshere.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for all internal and external vacancies via myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 29 July 2026 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 5 August 2026 23:59