About The Role
Role : Financial Systems Analyst (18 Months Fixed Term)
Location : Chorley
Contract : Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Fixed Term Contract (18 months)
Salary : £28,624 - £30,060
Closing Date : 19 January 2025
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person to support the financial systems across South Ribble and Chorley Councils. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of the ambitious changes taking place in the Councils to improve and modernise the service.
You will form part of the financial systems team, responsible to the Senior Financial Systems & Project Accountant - supporting day to day finance activities, driving change and delivering key finance projects to support the service.
What you’ll be getting up to
Coordinating interfaces between financial systems
Troubleshooting issues and following through to resolution
User setup and maintenance
Software testing/ upgrades
Master data setup (Cost centers, GL’s, Detail Codes)
User training and support
Project support
Who we’re looking for
Experience of working in a Finance or ICT environment.
Experience of system housekeeping routines and their application.
Experience of troubleshooting system related issues such as interface issues.
Experience of communicating with internal or external customers.
Excellent ICT skills (Experience of a financial/ERP system inc Microsoft Office)
Our Benefits
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
Hybrid/agile working from day one
Local Government pension
Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
Volunteering days
Free parking
Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We’re always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you’re interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the “Contact Us” form on our careers website.
About Us
Chorley Council is dedicated to providing first-class services and promoting the well-being of the local community. Our staff are our greatest resource, at the heart of everything we do, and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services for our residents. At Chorley Council, we’re always striving to make our borough the best to live, work and visit.
Working Together
We share a number of our services with South Ribble Borough Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.
Additional information
Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.
Equal Opportunities
We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.
We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.
If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
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Role : Financial Systems Analyst (18 Months Fixed Term)
Location : Chorley
Contract : Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Fixed Term Contract (18 months)
Salary : £28,624 - £30,060
Closing Date : 19 January 2025
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person to support the financial systems across South Ribble and Chorley Councils. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of the ambitious changes taking place in the Councils to improve and modernise the service.
You will form part of the financial systems team, responsible to the Senior Financial Systems & Project Accountant - supporting day to day finance activities, driving change and delivering key finance projects to support the service.
What you’ll be getting up to
Coordinating interfaces between financial systems
Troubleshooting issues and following through to resolution
User setup and maintenance
Software testing/ upgrades
Master data setup (Cost centers, GL’s, Detail Codes)
User training and support
Project support
Who we’re looking for
Experience of working in a Finance or ICT environment.
Experience of system housekeeping routines and their application.
Experience of troubleshooting system related issues such as interface issues.
Experience of communicating with internal or external customers.
Excellent ICT skills (Experience of a financial/ERP system inc Microsoft Office)
Our Benefits
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
Hybrid/agile working from day one
Local Government pension
Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
Volunteering days
Free parking
Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We’re always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you’re interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the “Contact Us” form on our careers website.
About Us
Chorley Council is dedicated to providing first-class services and promoting the well-being of the local community. Our staff are our greatest resource, at the heart of everything we do, and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services for our residents. At Chorley Council, we’re always striving to make our borough the best to live, work and visit.
Working Together
We share a number of our services with South Ribble Borough Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.
Additional information
Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.
Equal Opportunities
We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.
We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.
If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
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