Resource Advisor

Job description

The starting salary for this role is £31,273 per annum for a 36 hour working week.

Are you looking for an opportunity to build on your existing strong financial analysis and forecasting skills, in a varied role?

We have an opportunity for a 12 month fixed term contract / secondment opportunity as a Resource Advisor. In this role you will be part of a small team providing finance and business support to the managers and support staff in our in-house residential, supported living and reablement services. Although the post is based in Leatherhead, the majority of time will be spent based in the various services or working agilely, so you must be willing and able to travel across the county. The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Monitoring and reporting on budgets in line with procedures
• Providing advice, guidance and support to staff in the services on finance and business functions
• Ensuring processes and procedures are adhered to including auditing cash accounts
• Recording and maintaining accurate, timely data to support decision making
• Ensuring goods and services are procured in line with policy

To be shortlisted for interview your application will clearly evidence the skills and experience you have, relevant to the attached job description, especially awareness of basic accounting principles, strong financial analysis skills, strong IT skills and excellent communication skills.

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For more information please find the full job description below and refer to this before submitting your application. We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.

Additional Information

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 13/12/2021.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 22nd December.

A basic disclosure will be required for this role.

Due to the requirement to be regularly working in our residential care homes, only candidates who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their start date, or medically exempt from vaccination can be considered. This is a legal requirement set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activity) Regulations 2014.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact Tammy Hughes on or by e-mail at .

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.