Reporting to the Finance Manager, this post will play a key role in supporting the Council's Corporate and Technical Accounting Functions including production of the Annual Financial Statements and Capital Asset Accounting.
The ideal candidate will have experience of Local Government Financial Accounting requirements, good technical knowledge and understanding, and be skilled in the use of financial systems. For further information please see the attached Job and Person Profile.
Our Financial Management and Strategy Team is contractually based in Matlock, Derbyshire, but as part of our Modern Ways of Working programme we are currently working on a hybrid basis. There'll be an opportunity to discuss future working arrangements at interview.
If you would like to have an informal chat about this role, get in touch with Wendy Round Wendy.Round@derbyshire.gov.uk or Eleanor Scriven Eleanor.Scriven@derbyshire.gov.uk

We are seeking an experienced qualified finance professional to join the Council's Financial Accounting Team within Financial Management and Strategy., Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here.

With a rich, diverse heritage, historic sites and spectacular landscapes, including the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire is a largely rural county set alongside vibrant urban areas, and within easy reach of the cities of Derby, Sheffield, Nottingham, Manchester and Leicester.
As well as offering a great place to live, as an employer we believe that hard work and commitment should be rewarded, and offer a package that will ensure you feel supported and valued including:
+ Flexible working hours.
+ Hybrid working.
+ Generous annual leave entitlement.
+ Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
+ A comprehensive wellbeing package.
+ Discount on leisure centre memberships.
Our ambition is to work together with our partners and communities to be an enterprising council, deliver value for money and enable local people and places to thrive.
Our Financial Management and Strategy Team provides a centralised business partnering finance function to support our services in delivering that vision.
Faced with the financial challenges common across Local Government, the Council has an ambitious refreshed Council Plan to deliver financial sustainability and support our residents and communities to thrive.