Finance Officer

1 month ago

Ipswich, United Kingdom Suffolk County Council Full time
Suffolk County Council – Phoenix House, Ipswich, IP1 5NP - Hybrid £32,076 per annum (pro rata if part time) 37 hours per week (flexible working options available)  Permanent

We’re passionate about improving the future for our customers, our communities and the environment. If you are too, join us as Finance Officer and make a huge and meaningful impact. Your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving. Our opportunities and support will enable you to make a difference and leave a positive, lasting legacy.

Reimagine the possibilities. 

Your role and responsibilities  

Reporting to the Finance Specialist, you will provide support for the financial management of the service covering the full suite of highways contracts, ensuring that the highways contracts comply with the financial requirements of Suffolk County Council.

You will support the formulation, management and financial reconciliation of task orders that are raised across the highways contracts and support the contractual requirements for payment of works to our contractors.

You will support for the formulation, management and co-ordination of a wide range of financial processes associated with the management of contracts for the provision of highways services.

Help ensure that the financial practices and procedures applied by Suffolk Highways through Commercial and Financial Services provide a commitment accounting approach - so that commissioners are able to accurately track expenditure and appropriately manage revenue and capital expenditure.

You will need  

Relevant qualification such as NVQ4, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.

High levels of literacy and numeracy.

Excellent ICT skills, including developing spreadsheets and the ability to carry out complex financial analysis and prepare financial and budget reports with a high degree of accuracy.

Demonstrable experience of using financial management systems that link across several different platforms and contractors.

Knowledge of local government budget management procedures and regulations, ideally gained in a highways environment or relevant similar discipline.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work with a wide range of people including contractors, colleagues within the highways service and procurement/financial experts.

Ability to communicate complex financial concepts/analyses to non-technical audiences.

Ability to develop an increasingly autonomous role, ultimately acting as a key interface with the contractor for matters concerning financial processes.

Experience of managing budgets and reviewing process to ensure compliance. 

You can view a full list of requirements in the . If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team  

Suffolk Highways is a collaboration between Suffolk County Council and private sector service provider(s) to meet the primary objective of maintaining roads and delivering new highway infrastructure in Suffolk. 

Empowering Everyone  

We’re big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We’re always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our  . 

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