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Finance and Systems Officer (Theatres)
| Posting date: | 11 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,572 to £31,067 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2025 |
| Location: | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ipswich Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ00959 |
Summary
Do you have a love of theatre? Are you a fanatical about finance? We have the perfect opportunity for you to play your part in helping us ensuring a bright financial future as the Regent Theatre take centre stage as it heads to its centenary.
The Grade II Listed Regent Theatre is the largest theatre in East Anglia with seating for 1551 people. It presents an engaging programme of concerts, gigs, West End musicals, comedy, and an annual traditional family pantomime.
The historic Corn Exchange is part of Ipswich’s impressive Town Hall and when used as a theatre has adaptable seating for 800. The venue presents a very wide variety of events, with everything from concerts and conferences to wrestling and darts.
This position provides support to the Shows and Finance Manager across the theatres and within Vibrant Town Services.
With some line management of cashiers and working closely with other team members you’ll be producing financial reports and data driven analysis of our various finance functions ensuring compliance and governance within the councils standing orders.
We’re looking for someone with a passion for theatre and the performing arts combined with a head for finance and numbers!
An AAT qualification is desirable with budget, reconciliation and experience of compliance and auditing procedures.
You’ll need to demonstrate line management ability, be a strong communicator and able to work under your own initiative as well as part of a small team.
An understanding of finance systems is desirable as is knowledge of box office systems.
Competence in Excel is vital, including macros, pivot tables, conditional formatting and data analysis. A natural problem solver you should have a quizzical mind and be analytical in your outlook.
Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.
As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking for work and leisure, public transport discounts, free swimming and gym membership, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.
For more information about this role please contact Richie Ross – General Manager Theatres (he/him) via email richie.ross@ipswich.gov.uk
If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job Description and Person Specification
Interviews will be held on 24 April 2025
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications
Please note CVs are not accepted.
The Grade II Listed Regent Theatre is the largest theatre in East Anglia with seating for 1551 people. It presents an engaging programme of concerts, gigs, West End musicals, comedy, and an annual traditional family pantomime.
The historic Corn Exchange is part of Ipswich’s impressive Town Hall and when used as a theatre has adaptable seating for 800. The venue presents a very wide variety of events, with everything from concerts and conferences to wrestling and darts.
This position provides support to the Shows and Finance Manager across the theatres and within Vibrant Town Services.
With some line management of cashiers and working closely with other team members you’ll be producing financial reports and data driven analysis of our various finance functions ensuring compliance and governance within the councils standing orders.
We’re looking for someone with a passion for theatre and the performing arts combined with a head for finance and numbers!
An AAT qualification is desirable with budget, reconciliation and experience of compliance and auditing procedures.
You’ll need to demonstrate line management ability, be a strong communicator and able to work under your own initiative as well as part of a small team.
An understanding of finance systems is desirable as is knowledge of box office systems.
Competence in Excel is vital, including macros, pivot tables, conditional formatting and data analysis. A natural problem solver you should have a quizzical mind and be analytical in your outlook.
Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.
As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking for work and leisure, public transport discounts, free swimming and gym membership, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.
For more information about this role please contact Richie Ross – General Manager Theatres (he/him) via email richie.ross@ipswich.gov.uk
If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job Description and Person Specification
Interviews will be held on 24 April 2025
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications
Please note CVs are not accepted.
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