Finance Assistant Children`s Commissioning

Cambridgeshire County Council is looking for a Finance Assistant to join the Childrens 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. For an informal chat about the role, please contact Childrens Commissioning Finance Manager, Manju Mathew. Contact email: manju.mathew@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. You will provide effective and accurate payment of c£55 million of Childrens 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. If you are a highly motivated, proactive, organised and innovative finance professional with a proven track record of delivery, apply today! For more information, please see attached Job description and Person specification. This is a hybrid role working flexibly from home and New Shire Hall in Huntingdon., 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 timecritical 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. Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.