Senior Finance Officer

Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Location: London Borough of Harrow
Employer: Pertemps Recruitment Partnership for London Borough of Harrow
Contract Type: Temporary ongoing
Hours of Work: 36 hours per week, Hybrid working

Overview:
Pertemps is offering an exciting opportunity for a self-driven and motivated Senior Finance Officer to join our expanding team. The role offers a competitive pay rate of £29.97 per hour Umbrella (negotiable based on experience).

Primary Responsibilities:

• Undertake budget preparation, budget monitoring, and closure of accounts work.
• Provide a range of professional financial support, advice, and information to budget managers and more senior members of the Finance Division.
• Complete financial and statistical returns and grant claims.
• Operate appropriate financial systems and administration for specific service areas.
• Lead and/or participate in improvement projects or matrix management projects as directed, as part of the Division's transformation and improvement agenda.

Requirements for the Ideal Candidate:

• Experience working in local government.
• Experience in financial management support in areas such as Planning & Building Control, and Property & Facilities Management.
• Excellent Excel skills, with experience handling high volumes of data in spreadsheets and producing financial summaries.

About us:
For almost 60 years, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership have been the market leader in providing permanent and temporary staffing solutions and we are one of the most established players within the recruitment industry. The Sunday Times has listed us as one of the Best 100 Companies to work for 14 years running. We are not a big scary faceless company, quite the opposite: we strongly believe in the personal touch with everything we do. We are proud to be accredited 'investor in people' which is reflected across our business in length of service and career progression of our employees.

London Borough of Harrow is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.
The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, any your data protection rights, can be found by visiting www.cifas.org.uk/fpn