Location: Amersham
Overview
Are you a detail-driven finance professional with a passion for making a difference? Do you have excellent organisational skills, financial expertise and are able to use your own initiative when required to achieve agreed outcomes? Are you able to analyse and investigate when things don’t look quite right?
Join our Adult Learning Finance & Admin team, where your financial expertise will directly support educational opportunities for adults across the county. This is your chance to play a vital role in a service that empowers communities and transforms lives.
We operate on a hybrid/flexible working model, with 2 days working in the office and 3 days working at home. The main office location for this role is the Adult Learning Centre in Amersham.
About us
Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.
Buckinghamshire is an ambitious, rapidly growing county, and our economy is one of the strongest in the country. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty and ranks as one of the top rural areas to live in the UK and yet it is incredibly well connected– only an hour from London on the train. The county has a rich history and heritage and is the birthplace of the international Paralympic movement.
We are looking for motivated, ambitious and inspiring people to join us on our journey. You will be entitled to a range of different benefits to make sure you are happy both at work and at home.
About the role
As a Finance Officer, you will be at the heart of our Adult Learning finance and admin operations. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will support the effective management of budgets, payroll, and HR processes for tutors and casual staff. Your responsibilities will include:
1. Monitoring income and expenditure, identifying variances, and supporting the budget-setting & monitoring processes.
2. Processing invoices, purchase orders, petty cash, and journals using SAP and Kofax.
3. Monitoring grant payments and reconciling income across multiple platforms.
4. Leading the payroll process for tutors and casual staff, including recruitment, onboarding, and contract management.
5. Acting as a key point of contact for financial and HR queries from staff and external partners.
You will also contribute to continuous improvement by recommending process enhancements and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
About you
We are looking for someone who is:
6. Experienced in financial administration, ideally with a strong grasp of payroll and HR processes.
7. Analytical with the ability to interpret financial data, perform reconciliations, understand and help to manage budgets, with good attention to detail.
8. Organised and able to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines, and maintain accurate records.
9. IT Literate, with intermediate Excel skills and relevant experience using SAP.
10. A great communicator, confident in dealing with internal teams, external partners, and casual staff.
11. Qualified to at least AAT Level 3 or with significant relevant finance experience. An accounting/payroll/HR qualification or working towards one would be desirable.
You will thrive in a collaborative environment, be solution-focused, and uphold the values of being proud, ambitious, collaborative, and trustworthy.