Cadent Foundation
Senior Financial Services Administrator
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Senior Financial Services Administrator
Location
Hybrid between Coventry Office & Home
Advertised Salary
£31,983- £35,745 depending on skills & experience
Job Function
Finance
Working Hours
37
Location Type
Hybrid
Contract Type
Permanent
Req ID
3122
Posting End Date
15/10/26
Job Description
Location: Hybrid between Ansty head office, near Coventry (CV7 9JU) & Home – typically 2 days per week in office
Help keep our financial services running smoothly
Behind every payment, invoice, report and customer interaction is a team working hard to keep things running accurately, efficiently and compliantly.
As a Financial Services Administrator, you'll play an important role in supporting a wide range of financial processes across the business. From resolving complex queries and managing financial transactions to improving processes and supporting colleagues, you'll help make sure we deliver a great service while maintaining high standards of accuracy and control.
This is a varied role where no two days are quite the same. You'll have the opportunity to develop your knowledge across several areas of Financial Services while building strong relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers.
Why you'll love this role
- Managing procurement transactions and supporting the end-to-end purchase-to-pay process.
- Investigating and resolving complex supplier, purchase order and invoice-related queries and escalations.
- Supporting stakeholders with purchase order creation, goods receipt queries and procurement best practice.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and internal customers to deliver excellent service.
- Monitoring and maintaining supplier accounts, identifying discrepancies and driving timely resolution.
- Supporting compliance with governance, audit requirements and financial controls.
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, increase efficiency and enhance the customer and supplier experience.
- Supporting system and process enhancements across Transactional Procurement and Accounts Payable activities.
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What You'll Bring
- Experience working within Transactional Procurement, Accounts Payable, Purchase-to-Pay or a similar finance environment.
- Strong understanding of procurement and invoice processing activities, including purchase orders, goods receipting and supplier management.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve complex issues.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience using ERP or procurement systems such as SAP, Ariba or similar platforms.
- Knowledge of procurement controls, financial governance and continuous improvement methodologies would be advantageous.
This is a great opportunity to build your career within a supportive and collaborative team. You'll gain exposure to a wide range of financial processes, develop valuable technical knowledge and play an important part in delivering services that support the wider business.
If you enjoy solving problems, working with people and taking pride in getting the details right, we'd love to hear from you.
Disclaimer
While the closing date is set as mentioned, we reserve the right to close the application process earlier if necessary, depending on the unique circumstances of each role.
Interviews are expected to take place w/c 20/10/2026
At Cadent, we’re thrilled to be part of the future of UK energy!
We have a clear roadmap to drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.
We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together, we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers, whom we put at the heart of everything we do.
What’s In It For You
Here at Cadent, we recognise that our people are truly unsung heroes. Quietly confident, delivering every day - that’s why we’re committed to supporting our people to get the best out of themselves. For this role, we offer:
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- Annual bonus
- Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
- An extra day off each year to celebrate life’s special moments
- Career development with funded learning options
- Flexible working and strong ED&I commitments
- Generous family policies and flexible benefits
- Retail discounts, gym access, and more
We support a healthy work-life balance and are open to flexible working options.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every requirement? No problem! If you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – you may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.
We value diversity and are committed to being an equitable employer. Our employee communities – Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability), the Cadent Military Community, the Grief Awareness Community, and the Men's Engagement Network (M.E.N) – can’t wait to welcome you!
As a proud Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process and we will ensure that support is provided.
What’s next?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon. To learn more about Cadent, visit our website at Home - Cadent Gas Ltd
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