At a Glance
- Tasks: Support financial processes like budgets, reconciliations, and maintaining records.
- Company: Join the Royal Borough of Greenwich, committed to community diversity.
- Benefits: Gain valuable experience in a supportive environment with career development opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible roles with potential for growth in a vibrant council setting.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while developing your finance skills in a dynamic team.
- Qualifications: Basic finance knowledge and strong Excel skills are a plus.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
The Accountancy Service of the Finance Directorate currently has a vacancy for 1 Finance Officer (Scale 5), to be part of teams providing accounting and business support across a range of financial services. These posts present an excellent opportunity to develop your career through gaining experience within the Council’s corporate accountancy service in these challenging times.
Roles have generic job descriptions across the department’s full range of accounting services, providing flexibility for the organisation and the individual. Successful candidates will be matched to the area where their skills best fit.
Finance Assistant responsibilities include:
- Providing support for a defined range of financial processes e.g. budgets, monitoring, reconciliations, maintaining financial records, transactions and controls.
- Providing advice to service managers and others on agreed financial procedures.
- Working independently and collaboratively to utilise capabilities with Excel, other IT and communication skills to analyse and prepare financial information in a clear and timely manner.
Further details of the role, along with the skills and experience needed, can be seen within the Job Description and Person Specification. When completing your application, please include your areas of experience and demonstrate how this meets the requirements for the role.
Interviews: Week Commencing 6th July 2026
Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).
How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements address each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification.
Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated.
Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/registration.
Job Reference: royalgreenwich/TP/1718/892
Contract Type: Fixed-term
Closing Date: 14 June, 2026
Job Category: Accounting and finance
Business Unit: Resources
Location: Woolwich, London, United Kingdom
DBS check required: No
Finance Assistant employer: Royal Greenwich
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that values diversity and encourages professional growth. As a Finance Assistant, you will gain invaluable experience within the Council’s corporate accountancy service, with opportunities to develop your skills in a dynamic environment while contributing to meaningful financial services for the community in Woolwich, London.
