Project Support Officer (Finance)

Positive Employment; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Southampton seeks a Project Support Officer to provide admin and project support. The successful candidate will require finance experience, spreadsheet skills, and the ability to manage tasks effectively. This is a hybrid role on a 3-month contract with potential for extension, offering £21.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in finance is essential.
• Strong familiarity with spreadsheets required.
• Must be able to follow processes and communicate questions.

Responsibilities

• Code Purchase card transactions for Service Managers.
• Approve Amazon payments via the Amazon portal.
• Assist in checking bank account amendments.
• Participate in supplier data cleansing projects.

Skills

Finance experience

Spreadsheet proficiency

Process adherence

Project work experience

Job description

Overview

Positive Employment is recruiting for a Project Support Officer for our client, a local government organisation in Southampton. The successful candidate will offer admin and project support to the Accounts Payable & Commercial Services team. This role requires knowledge of an Accounts Payable role including reconciliation of financial statements, bank and other reconciliations, and requires strong organisation skills and the ability to juggle tasks to meet deadlines. Previous work on multiple projects is desirable as this role will help shape current and new processes within the team. This role is a 3 month initial contract with the possibility to extend and is hybrid working. Initially on a temporary basis but could become permanent.

Responsibilities

• Coding Service Managers Purchase card transactions.


• Project to complete previous years amazon transactions in finance system.


• Approving Amazon payments in amazon portal.


• Setting up new groups in amazon, including new cost centres, account codes, new users, replacing users who have left the organisation.


• Aps – Helping the techs review if a payment can be released for 2 weekly pay runs.


• Bank account amendment checking – double checking input before activating supplier for payments.


• Possibly IDEA, NFI, CIS tasks - later down the line.


• AP Projects set by Service Manager.


• Project work - supplier data cleanse / supplier categorisation, restructure admin.

Qualifications and Personal Requirements

• Previous finance experience and understanding.


• Excellent understanding and use of spreadsheets.


• Ability to follow a process and ask questions where unsure.


• Project work experience (desirable).

Working Hours

37 hours / 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday to Friday

Pay

£21.00 per hour

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