Administration & Finance Assistant

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £27,717 - £30,066 per annum

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 02nd December 2024

Interview Date(s): 12th December 2024

An exciting opportunity for someone with an interest in, the highways and transport sector and local government. The successful applicant will undertake transactional finance activities along with collating and analysing performance data and providing general administrative support and advice for Midlands Highway Alliance Plus (MHA+); working with the MHA+ team to deliver the key objective of supporting 25% of England's local highway authorities to provide effective, efficient, innovative, and sustainable highways services.

About the Role

You will provide a central point of expertise and advice for Oracle Fusion, iProcurement and general financial matters, undertaking a range of transactional finance activities (e.g., raising purchase orders, debtor invoices etc.) and providing support on the financial end of year closure of the accounts.

You will produce summaries and analyses of information involving the collation and manipulation of data and the creation of reports as required based on the data entry of supplier framework information such as, but not limited to, project financial data and 360 scorecards for performance.

You will provide general administrative support to the team as required by the MHA+ Manager, including organizing and attending a variety of meetings and events; taking accurate minutes; taking appropriate action to record, track, progress and prioritise work; responding to telephone calls, emails and other enquiries to provide a high level of customer care; managing information securely; researching, collating, disseminating and filing material and assisting the departmental business support service across the wider department.

You will enjoy working with diverse customers and priorities, maintaining positive and co-operative working relationships within the team with local authority customers and colleagues across the County Council, MHA+ membership and the industry.

You will have the skills to ensure activities are delivered in the most efficient and effective manner possible, making a positive difference to the efficiency of our services.

In return, you will gain an insight into the work of MHA+ and the department as well as gain experience in working collaboratively with local highway authorities, contractors, consultants and industry partners at every level and get involved in delivering interesting and innovative projects and events.

About You

To apply for this post, you must have:

• Excellent organisational skills with accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to prioritise work within tight timescales whilst working under pressure.
• The ability to respond confidently to customers and colleagues whilst maintaining an objective and professional stance.
• The ability to work as part of a team and to build and maintain positive and cooperative working relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Excellent IT skills (including Microsoft excel).

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Karen Notman

0116 305 2412

[email protected]

How to Apply

Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 250 words. Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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