Opportunities

Salary: £41,511 – £44,711 by annual increment (subject to satisfactory performance) depending on qualifications and experience (pro-rata and pay award pending)

National Pay Scale: SCP 32 – 35

Hours: Part time 22.5 hours per week (3 days minimum)

Location: Onsite based at Melksham Town Hall

Local Government Pension Scheme (Wiltshire Pension Fund)

A fantastic part time opportunity to join Melksham Town Council.

Melksham Town Council is seeking to appoint an innovative, forward thinking and proactive Responsible Finance Officer to manage the Town Council’s Day to day finances as well as maintaining financial systems alongside the current Finance Assistant.

If you have excellent financial, committee and administrative experience in a local authority or similar environment, understand local government financial systems and procedures, accounts, payroll, budget setting and monitoring, risk management and controls, this post is ideal.

You will assist the Town Clerk in the effective and proper management and control of the Council’s financial affairs by maintaining proper financial systems, records and controls, preparing and monitoring the Council’s budgets, organising the payroll, ensuring that the Council complies with all requirements of Internal and External Audit, managing all aspects of insurance and the asset register and reporting to the Council and Committees.

Highly motivated and a good team player, you will bring excellent numerical, analytical, communication, IT and interpersonal skills, have a flexible and “hands on” approach and able to meet tight deadlines.

Attendance at evening meetings will be required, for which time off in lieu will be granted.

As we are seeking the right candidate for this post to start as soon as possible, Melksham Town Council reserves the right to withdraw this job advertisement without prior notice.

A recruitment pack can be found on the Melksham Town Council website: www.melksham-tc.gov.uk/about-melksham-town-council/vacancies

Recruitment Process

Closing date: Sunday 23 March 2025 (midnight)

Interviews: Monday 31 March / Tuesday 1 April 2025 – details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

Application is strictly via the application form contained in the recruitment pack. Please do not send a generic CV. Completed applications should be returned via email to: [email protected]

More information about Melksham Town Council can be found on their website at: www.melksham-tc.gov.uk

If you would like an informal chat about this vacancy, please contact our current Locum Clerk, Tracy Predeth, at [email protected]