Finance Officer


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Reference number

330729

Salary

£28,434 – £33,751
Appointments expected at the lower point of the band.
A
Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Job grade

Other

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

HEFCW – Corporate Services – Finance team

Type of role

Finance

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4BZ

Job summary

This is an exciting time of change for HEFCW as we move into the new Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (CTER), the new arm’s length body responsible for overseeing and funding post-16 education and research from April 2024. We are looking to build our team in preparation for this change so that CTER has an established finance department to support the organisation, which will have one of the highest budgets of an arm’s length body in Wales.

Job description

We are recruiting for an experienced Finance Officer to work with us during this busy time in shaping processes for the Commission, which will be larger than HEFCW, with a significantly larger budget.

Reporting to the Senior Accountant, as part of a small team you will be responsible for the day to day processing and reconciliation of all purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank transactions. You will also support the Finance Manager in general ledger related activities, posting journals and producing reports.

Person specification

You will have GCSEs including maths and English to grade C, together with either an AAT qualification (desirable) or an ability to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge to undertake this work. You will have good communication, numeracy and IT skills, along with the ability to problem solve. The ability to communicate bilingually in Welsh and English is desirable.
Alongside your salary of £28,434, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales contributes
£7,677 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
  • We have a range of flexible working policies that support a work life balance and provide a strong message of well-being
  • We support the Welsh language and its use in our day to day work, and we will support you if you would like to start or continue to learn Welsh at a pace that suits you and the organisation
  • We offer a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days paid leave per year, rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service, flexi time, homeworking, and supportive special leave arrangements
  • We’ll involve you in your performance management process, setting your objectives and identifying training or coaching that will help you carry out your role more effectively.
  • You’ll also have the option to become a member of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Selection process details

For more information please click ‘Apply’.   HEFCW is a Disability Confident and Living Wage accredited employer.  We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace and we particularly encourage LGBTQ+ applicants, disabled applicants and people from an ethnic minority background, who are currently under-represented at HEFCW.  

We are pleased to accept application forms in Welsh and English.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Lynne Gittens
  • Email : lynne.gittens@hefcw.ac.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : hrdepartment@hefcw.ac.uk
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