Finance Assistant – Banking, Controls & Reconciliation (Interim)

Finance Assistant – Banking, Controls & Reconciliation

Salary: Up to £25,081 per annum.

Expiry: 01/06/2026.

Location: Chelmsford, Essex.

Job Type: Fixed Term, Full Time.

Duration: 12 months.

This position is an Anywhere Worker role with the expectation that the successful worker will attend County Hall, Chelmsford one day per week, with the set team day being a Tuesday.

The opportunity involves purchase to pay (P2P) and income transactions, providing a comprehensive financial transactional and support service, maximising new and innovative technology to provide excellent customer service using a multi-skilled workforce.

Accountabilities

• Contributes to the delivery of the business plan for financial transactions in support of the wider organisational vision.
• Processes and manages financial transactions, following defined business processes, inputting and interpreting data to ensure quality, consistency, accuracy, timeliness, and high performance.
• Delivers all activities to meet defined deadlines, proactively reporting any risks or issues for early resolution.
• Provides support and guidance to internal and external customers in a professional manner, in line with financial processes, ensuring policy and legislation are met.
• Carries out basic reporting for P2P and income and external customers, contributing to management of organisational performance, maximising income and ensuring compliance with financial regulations and ECC policies.
• Works flexibly and collaboratively across P2P and income to deliver finance support.
• Recommends process improvements and redesign to achieve best practice and organisational efficiency.
• Maintains currency on legislation changes and translates them into local policy and procedure, identifying and reviewing potential changes in technology.
• Meets specific individual and shared targets and objectives defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Educated to RQF Level 2 (GCSE) including English and Mathematics, or equivalent by experience.
• Cash management / allocation experience desirable but not mandatory.
• Experience in handling cheques, banking and admin activity desirable.
• Commitment to continued personal development within a working environment.
• Knowledge of P2P / Income systems and demonstrable accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchase to pay and e‑invoicing experience desirable.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Aptitude and willingness to work flexibly in multi‑skilled operational teams.
• Good competency using Microsoft Office packages including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Ability to interpret varied information to support continuous improvements in service delivery.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external customers, suppliers, and partners.

Company: Essex County Council

Sector: Corporate Services, Finance.

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