Senior Finance Officer- Transactional Services

Siteessex County Council; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a Senior Finance Officer for Transactional Services in Chelmsford. The successful candidate will lead service improvement projects and manage a team to deliver efficient financial transaction processing. Required experience includes strong knowledge of Social Care Finance processes and relevant financial systems. This position offers a salary range of £34,121 to £40,142 per annum and supports remote working.

Benefits

Disability Confident Leader

Job Interview Scheme for disabled applicants

Support for veterans and care leavers

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Social Care Finance processes.
• Project management accreditation or equivalent desirable.
• Good working knowledge of P2P/Financial Assessments/Income systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead service improvement projects for best practice and efficiency.
• Deliver the business plan for financial transactions.
• Motivate a team to ensure exemplary financial transaction processing.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Financial Assessment

P2P Systems

E-invoicing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Senior Finance Officer- Transactional Services

Fixed Term, Full Time, £34,121 up to £40,142 per annum, Location: Chelmsford, Working Style: Anywhere worker

The Opportunity: Transactional Services are seeking a proactive and experienced Senior Finance Officer with strong experience of Social Care Finance processes, excellent leadership and communication skills to join our Finance Transactional Services team.

About Transactional Services

Transactional Services delivers a comprehensive financial support function for Essex County Council, leveraging innovative technologies to enhance service delivery and customer experience.

About the Social Care Platform Programme

The Social Care Platform Programme (SCPP) is a major transformation initiative focused on delivering a new, integrated Social Care system platform to support social care services within Essex by October 2026.

Accountabilities

• Lead on service improvement projects or programmes to achieve best practice and organisational efficiency.
• Lead on the delivery of the business plan for financial transactions, in support of the wider organisational vision.
• Lead, drive, and motivate a team of finance officers, to deliver financial transaction processing, ensuring exemplary standards and continuous improvement.
• Lead in the identification and clarification of customer needs to deliver process and technology changes, which drive efficiency and value for money.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Educated to RQF level 6 (Bachelor's degree) or equivalent by experience.
• Project management accreditation/qualification, or equivalent by experience, would be desirable.
• Strong experience and good working knowledge of P2P/Financial Assessments/Income systems and demonstrable accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchase to pay and e-invoicing experience, in a high volume environment as relevant to the role.

We are committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader.