Senior Finance & Business Support Assistant - ERN06606

East Renfrewshire Council; Barrhead; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

East Renfrewshire Council's Housing department is seeking motivated applicants to provide efficient administrative support to the Finance and Business Support Team and other sections as needed. The role requires a finance background to support end-to-end Purchase to Pay processes, strong IT skills with Word, Outlook and Excel, and experience with local government or similar databases.

A key focus is organising workload and contributing to team targets, with hybrid working available up to 40%

Qualifications

• Finance background is essential for P2P processes.
• Excellent IT skills including Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Experience with local government or similar databases.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to Finance and Business Support Team.
• Support Purchase to Pay end-to-end processes with officers and suppliers.
• Liaise with internal and external customers to ensure service delivery.
• Organise and prioritise workload and adapt to changing priorities.

Skills

Finance background

Communication skills

Organisation & prioritisation

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Database systems

Job description

Advert

East Renfrewshire Council Housing department is looking for motivated and enthusiastic applicants to provide efficient and effective administrative support to the Finance and Business Support Team, as well as other sections of the service where required.

Applicants with a finance background is essential to support the delivery of an effective Purchase to Pay process from end to end, and work with officers and suppliers to continuously improve our compliance with key finance and business support processes.

Working as part of a team, liaising with internal and external customers to ensure the effective provision of the service, means good communication skills are a prerequisite.

You will be required to demonstrate excellent IT skills including knowledge and experience in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel. You will also be required to demonstrate previous experience of maintenance, development and interrogation of local government or similar database systems.

You will be required to demonstrate the ability to organise and prioritise workload in an effective way, responding to changing priorities and contributing effectively to team goals and targets.

*Hybrid employees are considered workplace based first, but they will have a level of flexibility to work from home up to 40% of their working week, if it is not to the detriment of their current tasks, team requirements or service needs.

For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/careers

East Renfrewshire Council has launched a new 15-year Community Planning Partnership vision called A Place to Grow'. Please follow this link https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/placetogrow to watch a video and read our full plan which sets out our shared hopes and aspirations between now and 2040 so that East Renfrewshire is a place where everyone can flourish, thrive and grow.

Please note - all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note - East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

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