Senior Financial Services Administrator

Cadent Gas Ltd; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension Scheme double matched up to 18

25 days holiday

Flexible working

Job summary

Cadent invites applications for a Financial Services Administrator hybrid role, based UK-wide with a mix of office and home working. You will support a broad range of financial transactions, queries and process improvements, helping to deliver accurate, compliant financial services across the business.

You will develop knowledge across transactional procurement, accounts payable and related processes, building strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams while upholding high standards

Qualifications

• Experience in transactional procurement, accounts payable or similar finance environment.
• Strong understanding of procurement and invoice processing activities (POs, goods receipts, supplier management).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement transactions end-to-end in the P2P process.
• Investigate and resolve complex supplier, PO and invoice queries.
• Support PO creation, goods receipt queries and procurement best practice.
• Maintain supplier accounts and drive timely resolution of discrepancies.
• Support governance, audits and financial controls.

Skills

Procurement knowledge

Accounts payable

Purchase-to-pay

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Job description

Location: Hybrid between Ansty head office, near Coventry (CV7 9JU) & Home – typically 2 days per week in office

Help keep our financial services running smoothly

Behind every payment, invoice, report and customer interaction is a team working hard to keep things running accurately, efficiently and compliantly.

As a Financial Services Administrator, you'll play an important role in supporting a wide range of financial processes across the business. From resolving complex queries and managing financial transactions to improving processes and supporting colleagues, you'll help make sure we deliver a great service while maintaining high standards of accuracy and control.

This is a varied role where no two days are quite the same. You'll have the opportunity to develop your knowledge across several areas of Financial Services while building strong relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers.

Why you'll love this role

• Managing procurement transactions and supporting the end-to-end purchase-to-pay process.
• Investigating and resolving complex supplier, purchase order and invoice-related queries and escalations.
• Supporting stakeholders with purchase order creation, goods receipt queries and procurement best practice.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and internal customers to deliver excellent service.
• Monitoring and maintaining supplier accounts, identifying discrepancies and driving timely resolution.
• Supporting compliance with governance, audit requirements and financial controls.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, increase efficiency and enhance the customer and supplier experience.
• Supporting system and process enhancements across Transactional Procurement and Accounts Payable activities.

What You'll Bring

• Experience working within Transactional Procurement, Accounts Payable, Purchase-to-Pay or a similar finance environment.
• Strong understanding of procurement and invoice processing activities, including purchase orders, goods receipting and supplier management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve complex issues.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using ERP or procurement systems such as SAP, Ariba or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of procurement controls, financial governance and continuous improvement methodologies would be advantageous.

This is a great opportunity to build your career within a supportive and collaborative team. You'll gain exposure to a wide range of financial processes, develop valuable technical knowledge and play an important part in delivering services that support the wider business.

If you enjoy solving problems, working with people and taking pride in getting the details right, we'd love to hear from you.

Disclaimer: While the closing date is set as mentioned, we reserve the right to close the application process earlier if necessary, depending on the unique circumstances of each role.

Interviews are expected to take place w/c 20/10/2026

At Cadent, we’re thrilled to be part of the future of UK energy!

We have a clear roadmap to drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.

We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together, we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers, whom we put at the heart of everything we do.

What’s In It for You

• Annual bonus
• Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary
• 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
• An extra day off each year to celebrate life’s special moments
• Career development with funded learning options
• Flexible working and strong ED&I commitments
• Generous family policies and flexible benefits
• Retail discounts, gym access, and more

We support a healthy work-life balance and are open to flexible working options.

Diversity and Inclusion

Don’t meet every requirement? No problem! If you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – you may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.

We value diversity and are committed to being an equitable employer. Our employee communities – Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability), the Cadent Military Community, the Grief Awareness Community, and the Men’s Engagement Network (M.E.N) – can’t wait to welcome you!

As a proud Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process and we will ensure that support is provided.