Finance Assistant Children`s Commissioning

Cambridgeshire County Council is looking for a Finance Assistant to join the Children's Commissioning Finance Team on a permanent basis. Join our dedicated team in Children's Commissioning, where your financial expertise will directly contribute to shaping the future of children's services. In this vital role, you will have the unique opportunity to blend your financial acumen with a passion for social impact, ensuring that every decision and investment made supports the wellbeing and development of children in our community. Be part of a mission-driven organization where your work not only drives economic efficiency but also makes a lasting difference in young lives., You will provide effective and accurate payment of c£55 million of Children's Commissioning transactions, ensuring that Providers are accurately paid and agencies invoiced. You will assist with the monitoring of budgets in accordance with Council financial processes, systems and instructions and complete regular integrity checks and reconciliations to ensure that all payments made are correct., Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

If you are a highly motivated, proactive, organised and innovative finance professional with a proven track record of delivery, apply today!, You will have previous experience in finance, including working with finance systems and maintaining accurate financial records. Knowledge of payment systems such as ERP and CONTROCC is an advantage. You will have strong data accuracy skills, with experience in data entry, reconciliations, and document maintenance and strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel. You will have the ability to work independently while maintaining positive, collaborative working relationships with colleagues, other teams, and partners and you will be able to demonstrate strong organisational ability, including prioritising workload, meeting deadlines, managing multiple tasks such as invoice processing, query handling, digital document filing, and record keeping. You will also be someone with effective interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to proactively lead on and resolve provider queries relating to payment, able to liaise with suppliers and internal teams effectively. You will be reliable, professional and have a respectful approach, demonstrating consistency, accountability, and the ability to be trusted with sensitive financial information and time-critical tasks.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes