Finance Assistant

South Gloucestershire Council; Yate; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing support

Staff discounts

Job summary

South Gloucestershire Council seeks a Finance Assistant to deliver financial and data processing services to the Finance team, supporting council departments in achieving their objectives. You will respond to enquiries, process invoices and purchase orders, maintain information systems, and prepare reports to support budgeting and decision‑making across the service.

The role is hybrid, combining office work at Badminton Road, Yate with home working; interviews will be held on 13 and 14 October

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance or business support environment handling invoices and financial data.
• Ability to analyse information from various sources and support decision making.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for stakeholders and customers.
• Good understanding of financial processes and IT systems within a finance setting.

Responsibilities

• Process goods receipts for invoices, raise purchase orders and support payments.
• Maintain and update information systems and ensure data accuracy.
• Record information from SEND panels and support timely service delivery.
• Compile reports, perform data analysis, and maintain budget records.

Skills

Invoice processing

Finance systems

Data analysis

Communication

Customer support

Tools

D365

CIVICA Financials

Job description

How you'll make a difference

As a Finance Assistant, you will play a key role in delivering comprehensive financial and data processing services to the Finance team. Working closely with colleagues, you will help deliver strategic advice and operational financial services that support council departments in achieving their objectives.

What you will be doing

• It will be your responsibility to provide advice and respond to customer enquiries, ensuring individuals receive clear and accurate guidance on relevant policies, procedures and processes.
• To support the efficient delivery of services, you will maintain and update information systems and databases, ensuring records are accurate and service transactions are completed correctly.
• You will process goods receipts for invoices across the SEND service, raise purchase orders, and provide accurate information to support the timely establishment of provisions and payment processes.
• A key aspect of the role will be ensuring that information arising from weekly SEND panels is accurately recorded, communicated, and actioned in a timely manner. This will involve maintaining high-quality records and supporting the effective delivery of services across the team.
• You will undertake a range of administrative and project-related tasks, including compiling reports, carrying out research, collating and analysing data, presenting information, and maintaining accurate budget records. Your work will provide valuable support to colleagues and help inform effective decision-making.

What we need from you

• It is essential you have relevant experience of working in a finance or business support environment that delivers a range of financial and data processing services, including the processing of invoices and the use of financial systems.
• You will be able to analyse and interpret information from a variety of sources, using sound judgement to make informed decisions and resolve issues effectively.
• We are looking for someone who has strong interpersonal and communication skills, as you will work with and provide support to wide range of customers, colleagues and stakeholders.
• You will have a good understanding of financial processes and proven experience of using IT systems and software within a finance environment to maintain accurate records and support service delivery.
• Knowledge of D365 and CIVICA Financials would be advantageous, although not essential.

What you need to know

• This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Badminton Road, Yate and working from home.

In person interviews will be held on 13th and 14th October 2026.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
• We invest in the careers of our people and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work.
• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuineflexibilityto help them achieve thatwork/life balance.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We’re providing essential services across our internal network to ensure we can fully support our community.
• We’re positive and forward thinking, always looking for new and innovative ways of working work and we’re ambitious about the future.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!