Finance Assistant

Hatched Recruitment Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Local Authority is seeking a Finance Assistant to join the Finance & Procurement team. You will manage purchase orders, handle supplier invoices, and maintain accurate financial records to support budget monitoring.

You will also act as a point of contact for finance queries and assist with financial systems and ad hoc analysis. Hybrid work with at least one day per week in the office; temporary contract. AAT Level 2/3 or willingness to work towards this is desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience working with financial processes, including purchase orders and invoices.
• Experience maintaining accurate financial records and using financial systems.
• Strong numeracy, IT and attention-to-detail skills.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to investigate and resolve financial queries.
• Able to organise and prioritise your workload effectively.
• Experience analysing financial information would be advantageous.
• Local authority or public sector experience is desirable.
• AAT Level 2/3, or willingness to work towards this, is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Raise and manage purchase orders.
• Process and resolve supplier invoice queries.
• Maintain accurate financial records and information.
• Act as a point of contact for finance-related queries within Children's Services.
• Support budget holders with financial systems and information.
• Assist with budget monitoring through the analysis of financial data.
• Ensure financial regulations and procedures are followed.
• Support Finance Business Partners with financial information and ad hoc analysis.
• Assist with wider finance projects and service improvements.

Skills

Purchase orders

Invoices

Financial records

Numeracy

IT skills

Communication

Customer service

Investigate queries

Organise workload

Financial data analysis

Public sector experience

Education

AAT Level 2/3

Tools

Financial systems

Budget monitoring tools

Job description

Finance Assistant

We are currently recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a local authority's Finance & Procurement team. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong attention to detail and experience in financial administration, transactional processing and supporting budget monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Raise and manage purchase orders.


• Process and resolve supplier invoice queries.


• Maintain accurate financial records and information.


• Act as a point of contact for finance-related queries within Children's Services.


• Support budget holders with financial systems and information.


• Assist with budget monitoring through the analysis of financial data.


• Ensure financial regulations and procedures are followed.


• Support Finance Business Partners with financial information and ad hoc analysis.


• Assist with wider finance projects and service improvements.

About You

• Experience working with financial processes, including purchase orders and invoices.


• Experience maintaining accurate financial records and using financial systems.


• Strong numeracy, IT and attention-to-detail skills.


• Good communication and customer service skills.


• Ability to investigate and resolve financial queries.


• Able to organise and prioritise your workload effectively.


• Experience analysing financial information would be advantageous.


• Local authority or public sector experience is desirable.


• AAT Level 2/3, or willingness to work towards this, is desirable.

Location: Hybrid - minimum 1 day per week in the office

Contract: Temporary

Directorate: Finance & Procurement