Part Time Finance Officer

Essex County Council; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Essex County Council is seeking a Part Time Finance Officer in Chelmsford. The role supports banking and accounts receivable, ensuring accurate data handling and responsive customer service. It is a permanent, part-time post with flexible working days across Mon-Fri.

The role requires Level 3 education (A level) with English and Maths, and knowledge of banking/income systems. Regular attendance at County Hall is expected once monthly.

Qualifications

• Educated to Level 3 (A level) incl. English & Mathematics or equivalent by experience.
• Knowledge of Banking/Income systems and accounts receivable/reconciliation.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Provides financial support for payments and income collection for internal and external customers.
• Offers technical support to team members and customers on income and banking processes.
• Identifies customer needs to drive process and technology changes for efficiency.
• Supports budget holders and financial regulations through data analysis and reporting.
• Contributes to service improvement projects to enhance efficiency and value for money.
• Keeps up to date with legislation changes and translates them into local policy and procedure.

Skills

Banking/Income systems

Accounts payable/receivable

Data analysis

Interpersonal communication

Flexibility in multi-skilled teams

Microsoft Office (Outlook/Word/Excel)

Education

RQF level 3 (A level) incl. English & Maths

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Part Time Finance Officer

Permanent, Part Time

£25,959 to £28,621 Per Annum, Full Time Equivalent

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Monday 26th October 2026 at 11.59pm.

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must have a current, unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Please note that this is a part-time opportunity, offering 22.2 hours per week, which can be worked across 3, 4 or 5 days per week (Monday to Friday). There is flexibility regarding how many hours and on which days you work, but once selected, the working days must be maintained as a regular weekly pattern.

The actual salary, for the 22.2 hours per week will be £15,575.40 to £17,172.60 Per Annum.

This position has the expectation that the successful worker will attend County Hall, Chelmsford one day per month.

Interview Date: W/C 9th November 2026.

The Opportunity

Banking and Accounts Receivable aims to provide a comprehensive financial transactional and support service, maximising new and innovative technology to provide excellent customer service using a multi skilled workforce.

Finance Officers in Banking and Accounts Receivable will contribute to the delivery of the business plan for financial transaction processing and income collection, by ensuring data or income is accurately maintained and managed within policy and legislation standards. Responding to more complex customer queries and supporting changes in technology to streamline the customer experience.

Educated to Level 3, with knowledge of Banking/Income systems and demonstrable accounts receivable and reconcilliation experience. The role requires good interpersonal and communication skills to deliver excellent customer service.

Accountabilities

• Provides financial support in relation to the payments and collection of income, to both internal and external customers, contributing towards delivery of the business plan for financial transactions, in support of the wider organisational vision.
• Provides technical support to team members and customers answering more complex queries in a professional manner in accordance with financial procedures. Acts as the subject matter expert for Income and Banking processes.
• Contribute to the identification and clarification of customer needs, to deliver process and technology changes, which drive efficiency and value for money.
• Contribute to improving financial awareness and capability across the organisation, to promote the culture of empowering budget holders in line with financial regulations.
• Carries out data analysis to produce reports for Income and Banking and external customers, to support the management of organisational performance, maximise income and ensure compliance to Financial Regulations and audit requirements.
• Contributes to service improvement projects/programmes to achieve best practice and organisational efficiency by recommending process improvements and redesign.
• Contributes to maintaining currency on legislation changes and translating these into local policy and procedure, to identify and review potential changes in technology.
• Working collaboratively and flexibly across teams within Transactional Services to deliver a high level of service to all functions.
• Contribute to identifying risks and supporting the resolution, to minimise financial impact and loss to the organisation.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Educated to RQF level 3 (A level) including English and Mathematics, or equivalent by experience.
• Commitment to continued personal development within a working environment.
• Knowledge of Banking/Income systems and demonstrable accounts payable, accounts receivable and reconciliation experience.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Aptitude and willingness to work flexibly in multi skilled Operational Teams.
• Level of good competency using Microsoft office packages including, Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Ability to interpret varied information for supporting continuous improvements in service delivery.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external customers, suppliers and partners.