Finance And Administration Assistant

Finance and Administration Assistant (Ref: .)

Hopetown Darlington, the region's newest visitor attraction, is a 7.5 acre site encompassing a railway museum, exhibitions, festivals, events, café and shop, a railway-themed adventure play park, time travel immersive experience ride, and the chance to view live engineering in action.
This ambitious project will attract upwards of 300,000 visits annually, of which up to 100,000 are expected to be from outside the region. Hopetown Darlington is seeking exceptional staff who can bring their ideas, energy and enthusiasm to contribute to achieving the vision for the site.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Finance and Administration Assistant, with experience of working in a general or finance office environment, to support the Finance and Administration Officer in the delivery of an efficient support function within the busy Hopetown Darlington site.
The role includes general office duties such as photocopying, filing, archiving, assisting with the raising of purchase orders and invoices, and answering incoming Hopetown Darlington e-mail and telephone enquiries.
The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:

• 32 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
• Flexible working
• Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
• Staff equality forums
• Green Car Leasing Scheme
• Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
• Physiotherapy service
• Confidential counselling service
• Great wellbeing offer
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
• Local and National retailer discounts
• Arriva Employee Travel Club

For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Why work for us internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video.
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers-1/why-work-for-us/
For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
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If you are experiencing problems applying for this vacancy via North East Jobs, please contact the HR Team on 01325 405486 or HR@darlington.gov.uk , who will be happy to assist.