Finance Officer - Local Authority

Spinwell Global; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 2,066,000 - 2,755,000; Full time

Job summary

Spinwell is recruiting for a Finance Officer to support public sector operations in Exeter or Winfrith. The role covers central purchasing, exchequer activities and accurate processing of payments, receipts and other financial transactions. Initial 1-2 weeks in office, then a hybrid pattern of 2 days per week in office.

The post requires strong attention to detail, excellent communication, and experience with financial administration. BPSS clearance is noted, and the contract runs until 30/06/27.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrable administrative skills with high accuracy in a financial environment.
• Ability to organise time and plan activities to meet deadlines.
• Ability to handle payments by cheque, bank transfer, card or cash and analyse information.
• Confident in interacting with Force members, external customers, banks and local government.
• Good computer skills and experience with spreadsheets and Word processing.
• Ability to deal with scrutiny from external customers and organisations.
• Evidence of previous positions of trust in purchasing or finance.

Responsibilities

• Perform central purchasing and exchequer activities for the Alliance, including ICT, travel and accommodation provisions, and accurate processing of payments and receipts.
• Manage security of seized monies and provide financial support to major operations as required.
• Contribute to delivering value for money by ensuring spend follows policy and deadlines are met.
• Maintain accurate daily records and respond to inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Administrative skills

Time management

Budgeting & payments

Data recording

Financial scrutiny

Computer literacy

Tools

Spreadsheets

Word processing

Job description

Role: Finance Officer REF 377891
Contract Length: Until 30/06/27
Location: Exeter or Winfrith - 1-2 weeks initially in office full time and then 2 days per week
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £17.21 per hour
Security Clearance: BPSS

Spinwell is recruiting for a Finance Officer for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FINANCE OFFICER

Perform central purchasing and exchequer activities for the Alliance with specific responsibility for sourcing (within contracts and non-contract provision) goods and services including ICT, travel & accommodation provision, the administration and accurate processing and recording of payments, receipts and other financial transactions. Dealing with the security of seized monies and providing financial support to major operations as required.

Although the post does not directly control a budget, decisions on where to spend money, expense claims to authorise, and whether a purchase should be authorised in line with policy all help deliver VFM. However, these staff face constant challenge from individuals in this respect.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE FINANCE OFFICER

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a commitment to customer service.
• Demonstrable good administrative skills together with evidence of a previous record of high standards of accuracy in a financial environment.
• Ability to organise own time and to plan and carry out activities in an orderly and structure way; ensure deadlines are met. Must be able to evidence an ability to prioritise and organise own/team workloads.
• Ability to deal with incoming correspondence, incoming payments by cheque, bank transfer, card or cash and to analyse information. Maintain accurate daily records.
• Confident to interact verbally, by email or by letter with members of the Force, external customers, banks, G4S and local government. This can include the need to challenge requests as necessary.
• Able to evidence good computer skills, and experience in using software packages including spreadsheets and word processing.
• Ability to deal with any scrutiny arising from contact with external customers, banks, external cash collection companies and local government.
• Evidence of previous position/s of trust and responsibility, specifically in relation to purchasing or finance generally.

We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

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