Finance Officer

Overview

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Finance Officer to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, supporting financial transaction processing activities through timely and accurate processing.

This is a secondment/fixed-term contract opportunity up until 30th April 2026.

About us

You will be joining the Resources Directorate, reporting to the Vendor Maintenance Payments Team Leader. Our team is dedicated to delivering excellent customer experience by providing efficient and effective service through continuous improvement and collaboration with all stakeholders.

About the role

As a Finance Officer, you will support the financial transaction processing activity for Buckinghamshire Council through timely and accurate processing of Invoice Payments for goods and services provided to the Council. You will deliver excellent customer experience by providing efficient and effective service through continuous improvement within the team and by working in collaboration with all the stakeholders both internal and external to the Council.

The job requires a high level of numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail, as well as excellent communication and organizational skills. This recruitment is to cover an Officer on Secondment outside the team.

Any-Desk:

As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.

About you

• Good ICT skills – standard Microsoft packages/ specialist systems (e.g.SAP )
• Have an understanding of the end to end P2P process
• Educated to GCSE standard (including Maths & English to GCSE)
• Be able to organise workload and prioritise in line with task deadlines
• Communication skills – written and verbal via phone call or face to face
• Analytical skills
• Be able to complete payment reconciliations
• Working as part of a team

Other information

Please see the attached job summary for further information on this position.

Advert closing date: 20th July 2025

Interview date: TBA

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions

For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Our values and culture

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

About the Business Unit

Resources cover a wide range of specialisms, including Human Resources, Finance, ICT and Business Operations. Our main focus is supporting the other directorates to provide the best possible service to our residents. To do that, we have to make sure we have the right people in the right roles across the organisation. From our finance teams, working strategically to ensure the best value from public money; to HR keeping our employees healthy and happy, each service is vital in making sure Buckinghamshire Council has what it needs to run effectively and efficiently.

As well as providing high quality services to other areas of the Council, you could also be helping us build on the revenue which comes from our external clients. If you are ambitious, customer-focussed and bursting with new ideas, we want to hear from you.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.

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