Senior Finance Officer (PO1) – Permanent

Job Description

Job Category : Finance (Technical)
Location : Enfield, Enfield Council
Base Salary : £41,442.00

Enfield Council is a dynamic local authority committed to transforming the borough, addressing inequality, and creating opportunities for everyone who lives, works, and learns in Enfield.
We are currently seeking a Senior Finance Officer to join our Finance Business Partnering team, providing essential financial support to the Council and senior management team within the Education and Schools service.
Key Responsibilities:
• Assist the Finance Manager in delivering high-quality, flexible, and professional finance support to service departments.
• Support the business partnering team in revenue budget setting, monitoring, and year-end processes, including complex reconciliations and grant monitoring.
• Provide expert technical advice to schools, budget holders, and officers to aid decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with Internal Financing Reporting Standards and CIPFA’s Code of Practice for Local Government Accounting.
• Proactively seek opportunities to enhance the financial support provided to the Council and schools.
• Collaborate with internal departments and schools to resolve queries effectively.
About You:
If you are a finance professional who tackles big questions, embraces new challenges, and is eager to learn new skills, we want to hear from you.
Working Arrangements:
Enfield Council offers a hybrid working arrangement, with a minimum expectation of one day in the office every other week. Staff may be required to attend the office as needed by the service.

Job Specifics – Skills, Experience
(In this section you should list between 4 and a maximum of 8 essential recruitment and selection criteria and 2 desirable criteria). The information you provide in this section will be used in the recruitment application process to assess the suitability of job applicants.

Essential:
• Relevant accountancy experience, working within a finance team related role in a local authority or wider public sector or not for profit organisation environment as part of Financial Accounting or Finance Business Partnering Teams
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience of working with senior stakeholders
• Excellent IT skills, experience and knowledge including Microsoft packages and specifically strong Excel skills
• Experience of supporting change / efficiency initiatives
• Knowledge and understanding of local authority accounting and reporting requirements. Experience of year end closing processes and dealing with audit queries
• Experience working to deadlines with a high attention to detail and accuracy
Proactive development of skills and knowledge
• Highly numerate and literate
Desirable:
CCAB or CIMA part or fully qualified Accountant

ICT technical experience
Competencies*:
Please choose a maximum of 6 most important competencies for the role from either the Staff Competency Framework (up to SO2) Leadership Competency Framework (PO1 and above) and list here in ranked order. Candidates will be asked to address these when making their application.
1. Driving Success
2. Technical and Professional Expertise
3. Provide Leadership
4. Intellectual Adaptability/Commercially focussed
5. Build Relationships
6. Manage Change
Knowledge*
1. Excellent understanding and experience of working within public sector Finance accountancy related roles
2. Council processes and working practices
3. Demonstrable experience of working within a finance related role in a local authority
Qualification(s)*
1. CCAB or CIMA part or fully qualified accountant desirable