Finance Officer (Maternity Cover)

Our work can be challenging and high-profile, delivering a fair outcome for the individual and highlighting where the pensions industry can improve. Focusing on the facts, we must be balanced, fair and totally independent.

Purpose of the role

This is a role providing financial and administrative support in the small finance function in the organisation.

The role reports to the Head of Finance and will provide support in managing all aspects of financial administration and management for The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO), ensuring all needs are met for financial accounting and control, as well as managing all financial administrative duties. This will include the preparation of accounts, purchase ledger and payroll and pensions administration.

Key responsibilities:

Operational

• Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts under supervision of the Head of Finance.
• Assist with collating information for the interim and final external audit. Liaise with the National Audit Office team where necessary.
• Assist, and where appropriate take the lead on, initiatives to improve the efficiency and resilience of the finance function.
• Act as a point of contact on financial and accounting matters.
• Working flexibly across Corporate Services as necessary and any other duties that may reasonably be required.

Corporate

• Lead and / or assist other corporate initiatives and tasks that support TPO’s service delivery (e.g., business planning and procurement).
• Deputise for the Head of Finance on finance matters as / when needed.

Payroll and pensions

• Responsible for the monthly payroll process including liaising with HR department to collate monthly information for uploading to the payroll provider portal. Checking payroll output and providing a reconciliation for approval by the Chief Operating Officer (COO). Act as the main point of contact with TPO’s payroll provider, with an ability to answer queries and escalating when appropriate.
• Compiling the monthly reports for the Civil Service Pension Scheme and dealing with data requests from the scheme’s administrators.
• Respond appropriately and accurately to staff payroll and/or pension queries.

Purchase ledger

• Managing the purchase ledger function including checking and collating invoices and posting on the accounts system.
• Preparing TPO weekly payment run, uploading payments to online banking.

Please Refer To The Job Description For Further Information

We will shortlist and interview on a rolling basis, without waiting for a set closing date. Therefore, this vacancy may be withdrawn at short notice. In line with our policy, candidates deemed appointable through a fair and open competition will be kept on a reserve list for up to 6 months. If vacancies with sufficiently similar essential criteria arise, we may make offers to those who are on this reserve list. These vacancies may be in other teams in the organisation.

Closing date: 9 August 2026 at 11:59 pm

Interview dates: from 17 August 2026

All applicants must have a right to work in the UK and be prepared to be security cleared to Baseline Personnel Security Standard, which requires a basic disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience required to become our Finance Officer please click ‘Apply’ today. We would love to hear from you!