Randstad is currently looking for a Finance Officer to provide financial support for all grant funded projects and associated core budgets within the Central Grants Team. Working under the management of the Team Leader - Central Grants (Finance) you will provide support and assistance to the funding alignment programmes, multi-agency teams and contribute to the development and implementation of effective financial management systems.
Role: Finance Officer
Pay rate: £15.84 per hour
Hours: Monday-Friday, 37 hours per week. 3 days working from home and 2 days in the office which are currently Wednesday and Thursday.
Location: Civic Offices in Bridgend-angel street, bridgend CF314WB
Contract: Temp until 31st of March with potential of extension
Responsibilities:
- Monitor spend against budget for various programmes, ensuring compliance with funding terms and guidelines.
- Regularly update the Team Leader and Deputy Manager on financial positions and advise on reallocating any under-spend.
- Prepare grant claims for submission to funding bodies, ensuring eligibility, audit trails, and adherence to financial procedures and deadlines.
- Monitor financial activity of Early Intervention and Prevention services and external agencies, ensuring compliance and addressing non-compliance.
- Support financial delivery plans for all programmes and prepare submissions to relevant bodies for approval.
Requirements:
- Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate competence through experience; or possess a relevant qualification such as AAT.
- Financial competency and experience in developing budget management systems for audit/monitoring and control.
- Knowledge and experience of using computerised financial packages including Excel spreadsheets.
- Experience of working within a finance environment.
If interested, please apply to this advert or call and ask for Lottie!
Randstad Business Support acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Business Support is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.