Finance Administrator

Brook Street; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On the job training

Job summary

Brook Street, in partnership with the Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA), invites applications for a Finance Administrator based in Exeter. This is a temporary assignment for 3 months with hybrid working and a salary of £13.47 per hour.

You will provide administrative and financial support, process invoices and confidential data, maintain records across systems, manage inquiries, and liaise with internal teams and partners while ensuring data protection compliance.

Qualifications

• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a busy, fast-paced environment.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Experience handling sensitive financial and personal information.
• Strong teamwork and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and workload demands.
• Customer-focused with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and operational support in a fast-paced environment.
• Process sensitive financial and personal data accurately and confidentially.
• Maintain records and update information across multiple systems.
• Manage shared mailboxes, telephone enquiries, and customer queries.
• Liaise with internal teams, stakeholders, delivery partners, and external customers.
• Process invoices and high-value compensation payments.
• Ensure compliance with data protection and internal procedures.
• Support team meetings, training activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Deliver excellent customer service and manage customer expectations effectively.

Skills

Organization

Attention to detail

Excel

Data privacy

Teamwork

Stakeholder management

Adaptability

Customer service

Tools

SharePoint

Job description

Finance Administrator

Location: APHA,Isca Building, Manley House, Exeter, EX2 7LQ
Salary: £13.47 per hour
Contract Type: fill time, temporary assignment initially for 3 months with a possibility for extension.

Hours: Hybrid, Monday-Thurs-9AM to 5 Pm and Friday 9 AM to 4.30 pm

Clearance: Basic DBS

Training: on job training

Join a Team That Makes a Difference

Brook Street in partnership with the Animal & Plant Health Agency - (APHA) has a fantastic opportunity to join their team as a Finance administrator.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and operational support in a fast-paced environment.
• Process sensitive financial and personal data accurately and confidentially.
• Maintain records and update information across multiple systems.
• Manage shared mailboxes, telephone enquiries, and customer queries.
• Liaise with internal teams, stakeholders, delivery partners, and external customers.
• Process invoices and high-value compensation payments.
• Ensure compliance with data protection and internal procedures.
• Support team meetings, training activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Deliver excellent customer service and manage customer expectations effectively.

Essential Skills & Experience

We're looking for someone who is:

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a busy, fast-paced environment.

• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Experience handling sensitive financial and personal information.
• Strong teamwork and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and workload demands.
• Customer-focused with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working with financial processes, invoicing, or payments.
• Experience handling sensitive or confidential information.
• Knowledge of SharePoint or similar systems.

Additional clearance if applicable:

Please note that period of 6 months or longer spent outside of the UK in the last 5 years will unfortunately require an additional overseas police check, this will be the responsibility of the candidate to provide.