Senior Finance Officer - Permanent

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Senior Finance Officer (PO1) – Permanent

Enfield Council
Job Category: Finance (Technical)
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £44,184–£47,262 per annum
Target Start Date: 2 November 2026
Hours and Work Location: To be confirmed

Support Effective Financial Management and the Delivery of Council Services

We're recruiting an experienced and detail-focused Senior Finance Officer (PO1) to join Enfield Council on a permanent basis, providing technical financial support and helping services maintain accurate, reliable financial information.

This role combines financial reporting, budget monitoring, account reconciliation, and support for financial planning. You'll help colleagues understand their financial position, investigate discrepancies, and maintain effective financial controls.

You'll work closely with finance colleagues, budget holders, and service managers, providing clear information and practical support to help the Council manage its resources effectively.

About the Role

As a Senior Finance Officer, you'll support the preparation, monitoring, and reporting of financial information, ensuring records are accurate and tasks are completed within agreed deadlines.

You'll bring a methodical approach to financial processes, investigate issues, and communicate findings clearly. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to balance routine responsibilities with more complex enquiries and reporting requirements.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting budget preparation, monitoring, and forecasting, working with budget holders to review income, expenditure, and expected financial movements.
• Preparing financial reports and analysis, explaining variances and highlighting issues that require further investigation or action.
• Completing account reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and ensuring balances are supported by appropriate records.
• Maintaining accurate financial information, reviewing transactions, checking coding, and processing adjustments within agreed responsibilities.
• Supporting month-end and year-end processes, preparing schedules, journals, and supporting documentation to meet reporting deadlines.
• Providing financial guidance to colleagues and service managers, responding to enquiries and explaining processes clearly.
• Supporting financial controls and audit activity, maintaining clear records and helping provide evidence and explanations when required.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes, helping reduce errors, resolve recurring issues, and improve the quality of reporting.
• Managing competing priorities, ensuring financial tasks, enquiries, and reporting requirements are progressed effectively.

Requirements

We're looking for an organised, analytical, and proactive finance professional with experience providing technical financial support in a busy organisation.

You'll be confident working with financial information, identifying inconsistencies, and explaining findings to colleagues with different levels of financial knowledge. A collaborative approach and a commitment to accuracy will be important.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience in a finance, accounting, or financial support role, with responsibility for maintaining and analysing financial information.
• Experience supporting budget monitoring and financial reporting, including identifying and explaining variances.
• Strong reconciliation skills, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and resolve financial queries.
• An understanding of accounting principles and financial controls, including the importance of accurate records and clear supporting documentation.
• Experience using financial systems and spreadsheets, including analysing data and preparing reports.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with finance colleagues, budget holders, and service teams.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines and work independently within agreed procedures.
• A relevant finance or accounting qualification, or equivalent practical experience.

Experience working within a local authority or another public-sector organisation would be beneficial.

Applicants should have the right to work in the UK and be prepared to complete the relevant references and pre-employment checks required for the appointment.

Why Apply

This is an opportunity to build your finance career within a permanent Council role, contributing to accurate financial management and informed decision-making.

The position offers varied work across budget monitoring, reporting, reconciliations, and financial process improvement. You'll have the opportunity to apply your technical skills, work with different service teams, and help colleagues understand and manage their financial responsibilities.

Additional Information

Customer: Enfield Council
Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Grade: PO1
Job Category: Finance (Technical)
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary Range: £44,184–£47,262 per annum
Base Salary: £44,184 per annum
Top Point Salary: £47,262 per annum
Target Start Date: 2 November 2026
Hours: To be confirmed
Job Location: To be confirmed
Working Arrangement: To be confirmed

Job Type: Permanent
Pay: £44,184–£47,262 per year

Application Questions

• Please describe your experience in technical finance or accounting, including your involvement in budget monitoring, reporting, and reconciliations.
• Can you provide an example of identifying a financial discrepancy, investigating its cause, and helping resolve it?
• Please outline your relevant qualifications or equivalent experience, including the financial systems and spreadsheet tools you have used.
• Please confirm your notice period and availability to start on or around 2 November 2026.

Experience

Technical finance, accounting, or financial support: Desirable.
Budget monitoring, financial reporting, and account reconciliations: Desirable.
Local authority or public-sector finance: Desirable.

Qualifications

Relevant finance or accounting qualification, or equivalent practical experience: Desirable. Any mandatory qualification requirements are to be confirmed against the Council's specification.

Work Authorisation

United Kingdom: Required.

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