SERVICE FINANCE LEAD

Salary: Gradd 6 - £31,067 - £35,235

About The Service
Cardiff Youth Service is a forward-thinking organisation that is looking to continue to set standards in Youth Work practice and co-produce Youth Work programmes with young people. Cardiff is a Child Friendly City and young people's rights form a focus of our work with young people. We will seek to develop young people's capacity to engage in a variety of services and establish governance structures where young people become active citizens shaping the service, provision, programmes and projects that they participate in.

This is an exciting time to join Cardiff Council Youth Service with an opportunity to develop a service that can support young people and provide provision that is innovative and creative, placing young people at the centre of its development.

Cardiff as the capital of Wales offers not only the experience of working in a vibrant, and successful city but also offers easy access to the fabulous South Wales region's coastline and countryside with worldwide standing. Cardiff has so much to offer, through exciting opportunities to develop sector leading practise in areas that can only be found in the capital city, supporting young people from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences.

About the job
An exciting opportunity has become available within Cardiff Council's Education directorate for the newly created position of Service Finance Lead. 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 the recently restructured Youth Service, based within the newly formed Performance & Governance department. The aim of the 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 Senior Management as well as Locality Teams with accurate financial information to aid in delivering a budget that is within the Council's expectation for the service area.

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

What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and professional Service Finance Lead who will encourage creativity and inspire innovation throughout the workforce. The successful post holder will be an excellent communicator capable of delivering complex financial information in easy-to-understand formats, 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, or other relevant ERP software is considered essential for this role, as is the willingness to support teams and work across various Youth Service locations around the city.

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.

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