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Business and Finance Officer

2 months ago


Ipswich, United Kingdom Suffolk County Council Full time

**Suffolk County Council - Endeavour House, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX - Hybrid working**:

- **£26,421 per annum (pro rata if part time)**:

- **37 hours per week (part time working considered)**:

- **Permanent**

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our busy Business and Finance Team as a **Business & Finance Officer **within the Mental Health & Learning Disabilities service within Adult Social Care.

If you are an organised, motivated, and enthusiastic individual with excellent Finance and IT skills, then this could be the role for you

This is an ideal opportunity for those wanting to gain experience in the public sector and learn a variety of financial and administrative skills.

**Your role and responsibilities**

This is a busy role based within the Adult and Community Services Business and Finance service. You will process payments for services from providers supporting us in the care market and deal with their queries. You will deliver financial and business functions, and be a champion for change, looking for efficient and effective ways to improve our services and offer. This role also includes the line management of 2 members of staff within the team, as well as data and performance oversight and management.
The role is line managed by the Senior Business and Finance Officer as part of the Business and Finance Service for Mental Health & Learning Disabilities service.

**You will need to**
- be a team player who is self-sufficient and proactive with the ability to motivate self and others
- work in a mobile and flexible way promoting Suffolk County Council's policies
- be enthusiastic, focused and motivated to take on this challenging role.

**The team**
- The Business and Finance Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Team is based in Endeavour House in Ipswich, but is part of the wider Business and Finance Service which is based across the county.
- We play a pivotal role in Adult Social Care, supporting over 150 providers to ensure prompt and accurate payments of services delivered, whereby supporting the people of Suffolk to either remain in their homes, receive care and support in the community, or receive 1-1 support as required. We are a small yet dynamic team, supporting one another daily to ensure that payments and queries are promptly addressed and resolved, and ensuring that the work we undertake supports the residents of Suffolk.

**Empowering Everyone**

**For more information**

Please contact **Sharon Turner** for a casual conversation by calling (**01473**)** 265623 or Sophie Halls by calling (01473) 263417**
- when writing your **Supporting Statement template (docx)**, **please answer the following questions:
**Question 1 -** Please tell us why you are interested in the role.

**Question 2 -** Please tell us what the most important attributes are to have to be able to work well as part of a team?

**Question 3 - **This role has a requirement to take a lead in organising your own workload whilst meeting deadlines and conflicting demands. Can you give an example of working in a similar environment and what tools or methods you used to assist you in this?

**Closing date: 11.30pm, 31 March 2024.**

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid

**As a modern and effective council, we **offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of **skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that **flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to **understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven **to make a positive difference to the world around us and **encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.**

In return, you’ll enjoy:

- up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
- membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
- performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
- training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
- a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
- diverse and active staff networks
- flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
- plus more


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