Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week (part time considered), Term time only plus 2 weeks (40 weeks) per year

Salary: Band 3 to FTE £21,164 per annum (pro-rated for part time) For pro-rata salary calculations available on request.

Location: Hertfordshire. Initially based at Stevenage, with future potential to work from home. Post Covid-19 lockdown restrictions there will be an opportunity to work up to 2 days in the Head Office – Stevenage.

The Financial Services Transaction Team provides services to support maintained schools in Hertfordshire. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of high quality financial reporting and budget management services to schools maintained by Hertfordshire County Council.

The role involves posting into schools’ accounting systems including;

• Purchase ledger and non-purchase ledger items
• Sales ledger items
• Other income and expenditure
• Bank reconciliations
• System reconciliations

The successful candidate will be able to work independently as well as part of a busy team. A high level of accuracy is required along with organisational ability to plan and manage work to achieve results and meet deadlines.

Also as there is a permanent home working element to this role, you will need to ensure you are equipped for home working.

If you want to know more about this opportunity, please contact Debbie Williamson who would be happy to chat to you on 07580787225 or email [email protected] Please note this vacancy is open to UK residents only and CVs will not be accepted.

If you’re ready to apply, download and complete the HfL application form and submit a detailed cover letter, explaining how you meet the requirements of the job outline. Once completed, please submit the forms by email via the button below.

As part of our move towards eradicating unconscious bias within the recruitment process, we ask that you follow the guidance stated in the application forms.

For recruitment queries, our Central Recruitment Team can also be contacted on [email protected]. 

We would love to hear from you.

Closing Date:   Wednesday 19^th October 2021 at midday                

Interview Date*:  w/c 1^st November 2021

*Please note that the interviews will be taking place remotely.

HfL is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We insist on the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and will never condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

HfL is also equally committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation and we encourage you to view our Black Lives Matter statement which gives clarity on our anti-racist stance. In our relentless efforts to be an anti-racist organisation, we recognise the negative impacts of under representation and lack of diversity in our organisation, our education system and in all aspects of our society. Therefore, for recruitment into any HfL post, where we have 2 or more candidates of equal merit, candidates with protected characteristics will be given advantage over candidates without such characteristics. This is sometimes referred to as a ‘tie-breaker’ and is referred to as ‘positive action’ in the Equality Act 2010.

To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.

Please note that if you are invited to interview, we will expect you to be prepared to discuss unconscious bias with us; we find these conversations more than any others give us all a good idea of what working together will be like.