Job Details

Job introduction

12 month secondment opportunity at Accountant level in the Brighton & Hove City Council finance team supporting the Neighbourhoods, Communities and Housing (NCH) directorate.

This role has been graded as M10 – Job Description Attached.

Salary: £35,934 - £38,813

Interview date: To be confirmed

For an informal discussion, please contact Monica Brooks - Principal Accountant on 01273 292279 or Jill Fisher - Head of Finance on 01273 295668

About the role

Based at Brighton & Hove City Council, this is a pivotal role supporting the Directorate with their corporate critical, demand led, budget area of temporary accommodation; working to support the Housing Revenue Account (the council landlord function) to manage its revenue budgets of £56m and supporting exciting projects within the wider NCH directorate that will have a real impact on the citizens and visitors of the city of Brighton & Hove.

•  Are you looking for a new challenge?
•  Do you want the opportunity to broaden your service knowledge and experience?
•  Do you have excellent customer service skills; exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, and an understanding of political and confidential sensitivities?
• Are you a CCAB Qualified accountant or AAT qualified plus substantial experience in Local Authority finance with a commitment to studying to CCAB level?

…if this is you we look forward to receiving your application!

Applications should be made by submitting a Supporting Statement, ensuring that you cover the essential criteria in the attached Job Description.

*Eligibility to Apply for Secondments

Permanent employees are eligible to apply for a secondment where they have:

held their current post for at least twelve months, obtained agreement from their line manager and have a defined development need that may be met through the secondment or there is a defined organisational need that will be met via the secondment

Temporary employees are not eligible to apply for vacancies on a secondment basis, but would be offered a standard fixed-term contract.

 

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency's Points-based Immigration System.

From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

Company information

We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as, LGB, male or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.

As part of Brighton & Hove City Council's ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process, without prior notice if a suitable redeployee (internal employee at risk of redundancy) is identified.

Files

• Applicant Letter
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• Job Description/Person Specification