Finance Officer (0769)

Transport for Wales; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for Wales is seeking a Finance Officer to join the Finance Services Team. You will process and reconcile financial transactions, manage supplier payments, and maintain accurate records in line with policy.

You will support month-end activities, respond to finance queries, and help ensure audit readiness while delivering a responsive service to internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in transactional finance or accounts payable.
• Proficient data entry, reconciliation, and accounting software usage.
• Attention to detail and organisational skills for managing priority tasks.

Responsibilities

• Process and review supplier invoices and credit notes, ensuring timely payments.
• Perform supplier payment runs and verify bank details.
• Conduct supplier statement reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Process employee expense claims in line with policy and resolve queries.
• Handle ad-hoc payment mechanisms such as company credit and fuel cards.
• Respond to finance-related queries from internal teams and suppliers.
• Support period-end and year-end reporting with reconciliations and journal postings.
• Review aged creditors and assist with GRNI and invoicing awaiting receipting.
• Maintain accurate financial records for audit and compliance.
• Contribute to improving finance processes to strengthen controls.

Skills

Data entry

Reconciliation

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Accounting software

Excel

Word

Job description

The Role

The Finance Officer is a key member of the Finance Services Team, responsible for supporting the organisation's financial operations by processing and reconciling financial transactions, managing supplier payments, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records. Working within established policies and procedures, the role contributes to the timely delivery of core finance processes, supports compliance, and provides high quality, responsive service to internal and external stakeholders.

Role Responsibilities

• Process and review purchase invoices and credit notes by matching to purchase orders and goods receipts, or inputting as a supplier invoice journal, ensuring timely and accurate payments to suppliers in line with organisational policies.
• Perform regular supplier payment runs by verifying supporting documentation and bank details, enabling prompt and controlled disbursement of funds.
• Perform supplier statement reconciliations on a regular basis, identifying and investigating variances and querying with suppliers as needed, to maintain financial integrity and support accurate reporting.
• Perform first line review and processing of certain employee expenses claims where required, ensuring claims are in line with company policy and resolving expense related queries.
• Perform transactional activity for other ad-hoc payment mechanisms such as certain company credit cards and fuel cards.
• Respond to finance-related queries from internal teams and external suppliers, providing clear guidance and resolving issues to maintain strong working relationships and operational continuity.
• Support the period-end and year-end reporting processes by preparing reconciliations on certain balance sheet items / sub-ledgers (reviewing outputs and investigating discrepancies), posting journals, and preparing supporting schedules to enable robust financial reporting and audit readiness.
• Reviewing aged creditors and supporting review and cleardown of aged GRNI and invoicing awaiting receipting.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records, ensuring all transactions are appropriately documented to support audit and compliance requirements.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of finance processes by identifying inefficiencies and recommending enhancements to strengthen controls and service delivery.

Who We’re Looking For

• Experience in transactional finance or accounts payable roles within a business environment.
• High level of proficiency in data entry, reconciliation, and the use of accounting software.
• Attention to detail and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, for routine issue resolution and stakeholder support.
• Ability to follow established procedures and work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Experience in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and Excel.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.

Welsh Language Skills

While not essential for this role, Welsh language skills would make a great addition to your application.

TfW support anyone who wants to learn Welsh or improve their skills. We offer online learning, classroom courses and funding attendance at local community courses.

Equal Opportunities

We're changing the way the transport industry looks. By celebrating and embracing differences, we're building a workforce that represents Wales. We need talented people from all backgrounds and cultures to bring their perspectives and experiences. Diverse teams make better decisions and drive innovation. Join us in transforming the way Wales travels.

Who We Are

Transport for Wales is changing the way Wales travels, making sustainable transport the first choice. We're building a multimodal integrated transport network called the T Network, making it easier for people to travel by train, bus, walking, wheeling and cycling.

Next steps

We're a Disability Confident Leader. Let us know about any reasonable adjustments you may need in the recruitment process and as part of the role if you are successful.

This advert will close at 23:59 on the day of the application closing date stated above. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive enough applications.