Finance Officer - Corporate Finance

• This is a hybrid role that offers both remote and onsite working. Flexitime is applicable.
• Fixed Term appointment until 30 September 2026
• 28 days’ annual leave based on full-time post.
• Opportunities to learn and develop within the corporate finance department.

Working as part of a team to assist with various accounting tasks and responsibilities, you would be a part of the corporate finance function. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Reconciliations of various accounts from banking to ledger accounts.
• Assisting in the completion of various statutory returns
• Posting the necessary accounting journals.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Analytical approach, with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work proactively and within a team.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft products such as Excel.
• Able to prioritise and manage workloads to meet varying deadlines.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact James Fling, 01749 341294, james.fling@somerset.gov.uk.

Interviews will take place between 21 – 25 July 2025.

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.