Finance Officer

Finance Officer | 9723 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £39,862 to £41,771 per annum (Scale J) | County Hall, Norwich

We are looking for an experienced Finance Officer to join the Budgeting and Accounting Team here at Norfolk County Council and play a key role in helping to deliver a first class budgeting and accounting service across the organisation. Our Budgeting and Accounting Team are a critical part of our organisation, providing support across the breadth of our services to ensure that we re accountable as a council, and that taxpayers are receiving the best possible value for money.

Working in a large and complex environment currently going through a significant period of transformational change, you ll be part of a talented, proactive team that makes a real difference and is able to support the continual evolution and long term objectives of the council. The core focus of the role is to work closely with our services to support day to day budgeting and accounting requirements, as well as working on a range of transformational change projects.

As a local authority, we are accountable to our tax payers and it s critical that we are able to maintain a high standard of professional accounting, and that our finances and budgets are transparent and accurate. You will be an experienced part-qualified accountant with excellent communication skills, able to demonstrate sound financial judgement, able to plan and prioritise effectively, and be able to build constructive working relationships with both financial and non-financial individuals at all levels.

You will be expected to provide assistance in developing and maintaining financial systems, work in accordance with accounting standards, and support and challenge Budget Managers as they manage their services and provide outturn forecasts. You will also be required to provide trend analysis of financial and non-financial information, close the accounts within a given specialism, and manage and support Senior Finance Assistants within the team.

We know we re asking for a lot, but in return we think we have a lot to offer. You ll be working as part of a critical team and playing a key role in supporting the work and ambitions of Norfolk County Council.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working dependent on your job role and business need
• Financial benefits such as:
• Norfolk Rewards our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants pensions
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our work spaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely.

We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job description and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 28 January 2026 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 4 February 2026 23:59