Data and Finance Officer

Important Information for Current Barnet Council Employees: Where possible, employees who have access to Oracle are encouraged to apply via the Opportunity Marketplace (Internal Career Site). This helps to ensure applications are correctly identified as internal and avoids potential delays during the recruitment process.

About Barnet Council: Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. Our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do.

Are you seeking a varied and fulfilling role in a supportive organisation? Are you organised, analytical and confident working with financial processes and business systems? Are you passionate about compliant, high quality and best value public services? An exciting permanent job opportunity has arisen at Barnet Council, where you will be empowered to make a real difference. Join Barnet Council’s Assurance and Public Protection Directorate and help provide effective financial administration, and systems and data support that enable essential public services to perform at their best. Barnet offers ample training and development opportunities, and you will be supported to thrive as part of an inclusive and collaborative team.

The Assurance and Public Protection directorate ensures democratic accountability of council services. The directorate works together to monitor and ensure compliance and provide assurance of Barnet being an engaged and effective council that protects the public purse. They provide enforcement services that engage and protect residents and businesses to support a safer and healthier borough.

About The Role:

• Providing accurate and timely financial administration, including supporting budget monitoring, forecasting, invoices and payments.
• Maintaining finance, case management and data systems so that information is complete, reliable and accessible.
• Producing reports, data and management information to support oversight, planning and decision-making.
• Working with colleagues to improve processes, strengthen compliance and deliver an efficient business support service.

About You:

• Knowledge and experience of financial processes and financial systems e.g. setting up customers and suppliers, creating purchase orders, invoicing, issuing credit notes.
• Proven experience of maintaining databases and case management systems, including user management, data quality assurance, and system improvements.
• Experience of analysing data and producing and presenting statistical and management reports.
• Experience of delivering high-quality customer service and operational or business support.
• Experience of working in a local authority or a similarly complex organisation would be an advantage, but it is not essential.

What We Offer:

• 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents.
• Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time.
• A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more.
• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• Employee well-being training programs including confidential employee assistance.

If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Alex Sharp, The Customer and Business Development Manager via a.sharp@barnet.gov.uk.

Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures, which may include AI Detection Screening, Biometric ID/Right to Work Checks, Qualification and Registration Checks, Up to 6 years of Employment Data and Insights to Accelerate Screening (Konfir), Up to 5 years of Employment History References, DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Checks, Credit Checks and Social Media, Sanctions and Occupational Health Screening.

To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and hybrid working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme; further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply.

All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed. Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.