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  • Location: Cardiff,
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Salary Type: Annual
  • Language: English

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FINANCE OFFICER

Cardiff Council
About The Service
Cardiff Youth Service offers a range of provisions for young people aged 11-25 and consists of a talented and enthusiastic team of professional youth workers who operate across the city. This set up consists of youth centres, specialist provisions, youth mentoring and street based youth work teams that all provide a wide variety of creative opportunities and experiences that encourage the participation and development of young people in communities.

Cardiff Youth Service promotes a strong connection between targeted and universal youth work that ensures there is a consistent offer of support to young people when they need it. Cardiff Youth Service encourages young people to realise their individual potential and supports them on their journey to becoming positive active citizens

About the job
An exciting opportunity has become available within Cardiff Council's Education directorate for a Finance Officer. This post is based within the Youth Service and will, through the management of financial administrative business support, contribute to the provision of an efficient, high quality, continuously improving range of services to young people within the city.

The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and enthusiastic Youth Service team, based within the newly formed Performance & Governance department. The aim of your role will be to deliver on a range of complex financial and administration tasks as required to meet the service needs. This will include providing the service Management Team with accurate financial information to aid in delivering a budget that is within the Council's expectation for the service area.

A clear understanding of Finance Management alongside experience of working in a fast-paced office environment is essential for this role.

What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and professional Finance Officer who will encourage creativity and inspire innovation throughout the workforce. The successful post holder will be an excellent communicator and able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.

The successful candidate will have a good general education level alongside a further Qualification in financial management (e.g., AAT). Experience and knowledge of using the SAP procurement system, is considered essential for this role.

Additional information
This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced checks.

This post is suitable for post share.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

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