Waste Finance & Admin Specialist - Fixed Term 9–12m

West Northamptonshire Council; Towcester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

West Northamptonshire Council’s Waste team is recruiting two fixed-term roles to provide finance and admin support within the Business Support team. You will help set up suppliers, raise purchase orders and process invoices in our ERP system, working alongside colleagues to keep financial data accurate.

You will also handle resident enquiries by phone, assist with data updates on Bartec, and perform general office administration.

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ Level 4 or equivalent experience.
• Experience of managing business improvements, analysing and solving complex processes, and helping customers.
• A recognised finance or business qualification is advantageous.
• Experience of working in a local authority waste team, ideally with data.
• Excellent communicator with good IT skills including databases and spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Set up suppliers, purchase orders and pay invoices using ERP.
• Interact with residents by phone to solve problems and queries, and respond to complaints.
• Keep address data up to date on Bartec.
• General administrative work around the office.

Skills

Phone support

Customer service

Data entry

Data management

IT skills

Databases

Spreadsheets

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 4

Tools

ERP system

Bartec

Job description

West Northamptonshire Council’s Waste team is recruiting two fixed-term roles to provide finance and admin support within the Business Support team. You will help set up suppliers, raise purchase orders and process invoices in our ERP system, working alongside colleagues to keep financial data accurate.

You will also handle resident enquiries by phone, assist with data updates on Bartec, and perform general office administration.