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Part Time Finance Administrator

Employer
Essex County Council
Location
England, Essex, Chelmsford
Salary
£15000 - £15908 per annum + Pro Rata + Benefits Package
Closing date
31 Oct 2019

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Job role
Operative
Contract Type
Contract

Please note that this position is offered on a part time basis, offering 3 full days per week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) / 22 hours per week.

Essex County Council (ECC) is one of the largest and most dynamic local authorities in the UK, serving a population of 2 million residents, and has a very successful track record of delivering transformational change. ECC anticipated change was needed in the public sector and has worked to deliver better quality at lower cost. We have an ambitious transformation agenda - one with the scope to reach every part of the council. We are changing the way we think, the way we work, and the ways in which we deliver our services. We are committed to becoming a place where individuals, partners and communities feel proud to play their role and genuinely want to belong. We're immensely proud of our flexible working options.

Job Purpose

Purchase to Pay (P2P) and Income aims to provide a comprehensive financial transactional and support service, maximising new and innovative technology to provide excellent customer service using a multi skilled workforce.

The Finance Administrator is a developmental role, delivering admin support to the P2P and Income teams, providing an opportunity to increase knowledge of all aspects of the service. Accurately inputting data relating to payments or income, in line with standard procedures and timelines, to streamline the customer experience.

With the ability to work as a team member across a flexible and multi skilled workforce, delivering excellent customer service to a variety of Functions. Developing a working knowledge of financial processes and systems across P2P and Income, to support delivery of the service.

Service/Functional Accountabilities

* Deliver a quality service to agreed service levels, contributing towards the delivery of the business plan for financial transactions, in support of the wider organisational vision.
* Perform data entry activities, as part of an operational team, following defined business processes to ensure quality, consistency, accuracy, timeliness and high performance.
* Deliver general office administration processes and support to a Finance Team, by organising and distribution of post, answering basic queries by email and/or phone in a professional manner in accordance with team deadlines.
* Responsible for delivering all activities to meet defined deadlines, proactively reporting any risks or issues for early resolution.
* Contribute to the production of reports for P2P and Income and external customers, to support organisational performance, maximise income and ensure compliance with Financial Regulations.
* Work flexibly and collaboratively across P2P and Income to deliver admin support.
* Deliver and support implementation of changes to processes and improvements to the service.
* Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience


* Educated to RQF level 1 or equivalent by experience.
* Commitment to continued personal development within a working environment.
* Experience of working within an office environment is desirable.
* Experience of using IT systems, particularly Microsoft Office suite of programmes.
* Ability to build effective working relationships with team members and customers.
* Good interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to communicate with a range of stakeholders.
* Aptitude and willingness to work flexibly in multi skilled Operational Teams.

Qualification certificates should be brought to interview.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained.

Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all its employees.

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity is key to our success.

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