3 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary :
* The Finance Support Assistant will provide essential financial and administrative support within Somerset Council’s Adult Social Care Finance Team.
* The role includes maintaining financial systems, processing invoices, managing payments and records, supporting statutory returns, and acting as a key point of contact for colleagues, suppliers and service users.
Key Duties / Accountabilities (Sample) :
* Maintain financial systems and procedures, including administering imprest and unofficial funds and verifying clients’ personal financial records.
* Ensure the security, management and accurate recording of cash and financial information.
* Prepare purchase orders, check delivery notes, match invoices and process payments following certification.
* Review and amend financial information, including monthly downloads and journal uploads.
* Respond to routine supplier, staff and client enquiries regarding payments and financial processes.
* Prepare invoices for services or goods provided, receive and check payments and update financial records.
* Support debt recovery by investigating outstanding payments.
* Use IT systems (including SAP, spreadsheets and databases) to input, extract and distribute financial information.
* Extract statistics to support the completion of statutory returns, highlighting any issues to senior officers.
* Act as a point of contact for staff, clients and suppliers, providing routine advice and information.
* Produce and process routine correspondence, reports and other documentation.
* Contribute to the general office management of departmental buildings, helping resolve issues related to ICT, accommodation and health & safety.
* Uphold and promote Somerset Council’s values, including equality, diversity, inclusion, health, safety and wellbeing.
Skills / Experience :
* Experience working in a busy administrative or finance support role (public sector experience is beneficial but full training will be provided).
* Ability to use financial and administrative systems confidently, particularly SAP, Excel and other IT systems.
* Strong attention to detail and accuracy when handling financial information.
* Ability to process invoices, manage orders, handle cash and reconcile financial records.
* Good communication skills, with the ability to deal with staff, suppliers, clients and members of the public.
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
* Ability to extract and interpret data for reports and statutory returns.
* Reliable, organised and able to follow set procedures and controls.
* Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion practices.
Additional Information :
* The closing date : 21 / 11 / 2025.
* The position is temporary for 12 weeks, with training provided, and requires one day per week in the office at The Crescent, Taunton.
* Council : Somerset Council.
* Hours : 37 per week.
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