Finance Officer

Salary

£35,412 - £38,220 Pro rata

22.2

Part time

Rotherham

Finance

23/02/2026

REQ
22333

Corporate Services

Permanent, part time, 22.2 hours per week

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has made rapid and significant progress on its improvement journey and it is an exciting time to join Rotherham. Rotherham is ideally located with excellent road and rail links and is ideally placed near the scenic countryside of the Peak District.

We offer an excellent pay and benefits package which includes membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, as well as a range of health and wellbeing and other benefits. This makes working for us an attractive proposition. If you have the ambition to make a real difference and are committed to delivering an excellent service for our residents, we welcome your application.

The post holder will be part of the Adults and Public Heath Finance Business Partnering Team and will directly support the Principal Finance Officer (Adults and Public Health) in the delivery of technical and professional financial advice and support to managers and budget holders within Adult Social Care and Public Health.

If you are an ambitious AAT or CCAB qualified accountant looking for a career enhancing opportunity to make a genuine difference, then we would love to hear from you.

It is essential you have experience of working in a finance or audit role including operating or auditing computerised or manual financial systems; a proven track record of understanding and presenting financial information.

• budget setting and budget monitoring
• contributions to business planning
• final accounts close-down and support
• technical advice to budget holders

You will benefit from our hybrid working arrangements which means we can offer a flexible approach to working remotely and in the office to accommodate the needs of the service.

Please view the Job/Person profile for a full description of the role and person specification. Please note we will shortlist according to the shortlisting and interview criteria from the job profile.

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This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions). Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.