Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, you will take day-to-day responsibility for a range of financial transactions, processes, records and reconciliations, while supporting budget monitoring, forecasting and reporting activities. Working across all aspects of the Directorate's finance function, you'll gain broad exposure to financial management while helping to drive continuous improvement and deliver high-quality financial insights in a fast-paced environment. This is an excellent development opportunity for someone looking to broaden their experience and make a meaningful contribution to the team's work.

You will be responsible for:

• Undertake finance functions including Oracle reporting, Purchase Orders, journals, ePC use/approval and reconciliations.
• Maintain robust financial records, including management of a shared mailbox and continuous improvement of processes.
• Contribute to the timely and accurate completion of budget monitoring and reporting exercises and provide management with robust information and explanations to assist them in making informed decisions.
• Support the provision of high-quality monthly financial reports to senior officials, influencing and challenging budget holders, assisting them to make informed decisions.
• Support the provision of regular, high-quality financial information and analysis, developing and using knowledge and expertise of local business and policy issues to challenge returns and provide advice to resolve issues.
• Provide financial advice and assistance to stakeholders, and build and maintain effective working relationships with business areas.
• Contribute to the completion and quality assurance of input to corporate financial exercises in accordance with the corporate timetable, ensuring working papers provide a full audit trail and are retained and easily accessible during the audit process.
• Engage with relevant colleagues across the organisation to work effectively together to deliver corporate financial exercises.