Location
Ealing

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£49,590 per annum

About the Role
Ealing Council has an exciting opportunity for a Business & Finance Support Officer within Environment & Community Protection. This department brings together a range of frontline and regulatory services that directly contribute to the quality of life of Ealing's residents. We are seeking a practical, organised, and financially skilled individual to provide hands-on financial support to senior managers responsible for these services.

This is a hands-on finance role providing dedicated financial administrative and operational support to the Assistant Director, Heads of Service, and budget holders. You will be responsible for supporting the management team with detailed day-to-day financial processing and monitoring, ensuring transactions, records, and financial information are accurate, timely, and well controlled.

Key responsibilities include undertaking day-to-day financial processing such as raising purchase orders, goods receipting, and processing invoices; raising debtor invoices and supporting income monitoring and reconciliation; identifying miscoding and preparing and posting journals, corrections, and recharges; preparing salary, budget monitoring, and other financial information; supporting budget setting, monitoring, and year-end accounts processes; preparing financial schedules, working papers, and accrual information; maintaining accurate financial records and supporting account reconciliations; administering and monitoring grants and other externally funded activities; and working collaboratively with budget holders and Finance colleagues to ensure accuracy and timely completion of financial processes.

Experience
- Experience working within a local government or public sector finance environment
- Practical experience of budget monitoring and financial administration
- Experience with purchase orders, invoice processing, and raising invoices
- Experience using financial management system software and fluency in Microsoft Excel

About you
- Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to organise and prioritise a varied workload and meet financial deadlines
- Good communication skills and confidence working with operational managers, budget holders, and finance professionals

Qualifications
- Educated to a minimum of five GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English
- A specialist financial certificate or professional qualification would be desirable