Finance Administrator (TB Team)

Government Recruitment Service; Preston; In loco; GBP 24.000 - 30.000; Part-time

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Disability Confident employer scheme

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Government Recruitment Service is recruiting for a part-time Finance Assistant to support APHA’s TB eradication programme from Preston. The role provides administrative and transactional finance support, including processing compensation payments, invoices and income handling, while maintaining high-quality financial records.

You will work Fridays (minimum 6 hours) with remaining hours spread across two other days, ensuring timely responses to finance inquiries and collaboration with internal

Competenze

• Provide administrative and transactional finance support for TB eradication activity.
• Process TB compensation payments, invoices, income handling and records in line with procedures.
• Collaborate with internal teams, suppliers and partners to ensure timely financial transactions.

Mansioni

• Verify and process TB compensation payments with QA checks.
• Verify and process haulage, slaughter and valuer invoices with QA checks.
• Maintain accurate financial records across SOP, SPOL and spreadsheets.
• Respond to finance enquiries from customers, suppliers and colleagues; provide guidance on procedures.
• Support month-end and year-end financial activities with reporting.

Conoscenze

Financial processing

Customer service

Record keeping

Data handling

Strumenti

SOP systems

SharePoint Online

Spreadsheets

Descrizione del lavoro

Ready to use your financial and administrative skills to support a nationally important animal health programme?Do you love working as part of a team, bringing an enthusiastic approach every day?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, because it helps us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We are dedicated to being an inclusive employer, offering equitable opportunities for all individuals. Our goal is to build a diverse workforce, and we hope to attract applications from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups.

We have an exciting opportunity within the TB Finance Team in the Customer Service Centre Directorate of the Animal and Plant Health Agency. The team provides administrative and transactional finance support for APHA's bovine TB eradication programme, ensuring that compensation payments, invoices and related financial activities are processed accurately, efficiently and in line with organisational policies and procedures.

The postholder will provide administrative and transactional finance support across APHA's TB eradication activities, ensuring financial transactions are processed accurately, customer enquiries are resolved effectively and financial records are maintained to a high standard.

• To provide administrative and transactional finance support for all aspects of APHA's TB eradication activity.
• The postholder will undertake a range of financial processing activities, including TB compensation payments, invoice verification and payment, income handling, record management and customer support.
• They will contribute to the efficient delivery of services by maintaining accurate financial data, following established procedures and supporting colleagues in resolving financial queries.
• The role requires close collaboration with internal teams, suppliers and delivery partners to ensure financial transactions are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.
• The postholder will also support continuous improvement activities and adapt to changing business priorities where required.
• Process TB compensation payments, including supplier set-up, validation of valuation documentation and payment processing.
• Verify and process haulage, slaughter and valuer invoices, completing required quality assurance checks before payment.
• Maintain accurate financial records across SOP, SharePoint Online (SPOL), spreadsheets and other business systems in line with data handling requirements.
• Respond to finance-related enquiries from customers, suppliers and colleagues, providing guidance on established procedures.
• Monitor and review invoices on hold, duplicate payments and potential overpayments, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Support month-end and year-end financial activities by providing information and reports to colleagues.
• Identify and report suspected fraud, error or irregularities in line with Defra and APHA procedures.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and support the implementation of changes to working practices.
• Liaise with suppliers, delivery partners and internal stakeholders to resolve financial queries and maintain effective working relationships.
• Support business continuity activities and undertake emergency purchasing responsibilities when required.
• Demonstrate flexibility by supporting changing business priorities and undertaking additional duties appropriate to the grade

This is a part-time, 18.5 hours per week post. The successful post holder will be required to work Fridays (minimum 6 hours) due to scarcity of resources on this day, the remaining hours can be spread over any 2 days.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Company: Government Recruitment Service

Salary: £27,001 to £27,001 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Preston

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 3 Nov 2026

Closing date: 16 Nov 2026