Contract & Payments Administrator – Exeter

Brook Street; Exeter; On-site; GBP 20,664 - 23,419; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-the-job training

Public sector experience

Long-term assignment

Potential extension

Armed Forces Covenant

Job summary

Brook Street is recruiting on behalf of a public sector organisation for a Contract Support Officer based in Exeter. The role involves providing administrative and financial support to a busy team, helping to ensure contracts, payments and supplier processes are managed efficiently.

Based at Manley House, Exeter, the office-based role offers 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a temporary contract until 31 March 2027 and potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confidence working independently and using their own initiative.
• A flexible and reliable approach to work.
• Good numerical ability and confidence working with data.
• A willingness to learn new systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase orders and payments for suppliers.
• Investigate financial anomalies and ensure timely payments.
• Upload contracts and manage financial administrative tasks.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Commercial Service Managers.
• Participate in incident response duties to support communities.
• Uploading contracts
• Centralised email drop box - allocated work packages/tasks

Skills

Communication

MS Office

Organisation

Attention to detail

Initiative

Numerical ability

Learning mindset

Job description

Brook Street is recruiting on behalf of a public sector organisation for a Contract Support Officer based in Exeter. The role involves providing administrative and financial support to a busy team, helping to ensure contracts, payments and supplier processes are managed efficiently.

Based at Manley House, Exeter, the office-based role offers 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a temporary contract until 31 March 2027 and potential for extension.