Location: Derby Employment, Skills and Adult Learning Service Hours: Part time (20-25hrs per week) Closing Date: 19th May 2026 Contract Type: Permanent To provide effective administrative and financial support to the finance function, of the Employment, Skills & Adult Learning Service including supporting budget monitoring processes, processing orders, and invoices, administering charging systems, and accurately recording and collating financial data from corporate systems. To assist in the maintenance and administration of online systems relating to grant contracts, ensuring data is accurate, up to date, and compliant with relevant procedures, and to support associated administrative tasks Who We Are Here at Derby City Council, we're dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it's like to work for us. What We Offer You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you'll also receive: • Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role) • Hybrid working (depending on your role) • Modern office environment • Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations • 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract) • Local Government Pension Scheme • Team Derby Rewards - retail and leisure discounts • Tusker Car Benefit Scheme • Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training • Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support • Access to our Equality Employee Networks - LGBTQ, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network • Support for colleagues who are carers The Opportunity In the role of Finance Assistant, here's an example of what you'll be doing to make an impact: • Support the monitoring and administration of service budgets, including processing orders, invoices, and financial transactions within the Employment, Skills, and Adult Learning Service. • Raise purchase orders and ensure the timely progression, receipt, and reconciliation of goods and services. • Respond promptly and effectively to queries from suppliers and internal stakeholders, resolving issues to minimise payment delays. • Investigate and resolve queries relating to orders, invoices, and payments, ensuring accurate record-keeping and audit compliance. • Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial and administrative records, including filing systems and electronic databases. • Assist in the maintenance and use of financial and grant monitoring systems, ensuring data integrity and compliance with relevant processes. • Prepare and process invoices, internal journals, and other financial adjustments accurately and in accordance with financial procedures. • Liaise with service colleagues to support the financial administration of projects (e.g. Youth Guarantee), including processing expenditure, payments, and funding allocations. Next Steps If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website. The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on Tuesday 19th May 2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted. If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to Suzanne.tompkin@derby.gov.uk. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to recruitment.team@derby.gov.uk, however this is optional and will not affect your application. If you would like further assistance with your job application or your search for employment, please contact the Employability Support Team at DALSemployabilitySupport@derby.gov.uk Important Information Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below. All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job. Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form. Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification. Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job. We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for. Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality. If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/ Please see here for Job Description Please see here for Person Specification Please see Declaration Form for CV Applications here Please see Equalities Form for CV Applications here