Finance officers

£34,936

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

36 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

2.77%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Finance officers

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 4124

Finance officers oversee book-keeping, general accounting and other financial and related clerical functions mainly within local government and a variety of public sector organisations.

Common tasks include:

oversees the recording and checking of daily financial transactions, the preparation of provisional balances and reconciliation of accounts;
prepares or arranges the preparation of financial reports for managers;
plans work schedules and assigns tasks to financial clerks;
coordinates the activities and resources of finance departments.

Qualifications

Entrants will normally possess GCSEs/S grades (including maths), a finance-related qualification at an appropriate level and have relevant work experience.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

Employment status: Finance officers

Regional employment: Finance officers

Future employment: Finance officers

Top 12 industries: Finance officers

Alternative & related job titles: Finance officers

Officer, financial (local government) Officer, finance Officer, finance, deputy Officer, finance, regional (PO)

Equality focus: Finance officers

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