Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Officer to join our Finance Service at Cheshire West and Chester. The role will involve providing advice, information, analysis and interpretation to Education & Inclusion budget holders to underpin effective decision making, meaningful performance management and to meet statutory requirements. You should have a proven track record in a Finance officer or equivalent role and be able to demonstrate you have the skills to effectively supervise and motivate staff. We are looking for someone with a high degree of commitment, self-motivation and initiative who has strong analytical skills but is also able to present and communicate information to non-finance professionals in a meaningful way. During employment with Cheshire West and Chester Council, you will have access to learning and development opportunities, discounts in shops, hotels, restaurants and more, flexitime, volunteering and family friendly leave, flexible working arrangements, 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service and access to the local government pension scheme. The role is full time; 37 hours per week. Location: Agile Worker – working from home with occasional travel to workspaces across the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester. Interviews are likely to take place on 10 th March 2025 For further information regarding the role please contact Lynsey Taylor, email address Lynsey.Taylorcheshirewestandchester.gov.uk To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information. Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteamecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.