Job Description

On behalf of The Department for Transport, we are looking for a Finance Administrator (Inside IR35) for a 6 months contract based in Leeds 3 days per week.



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As a Finance Administrator, your main responsibilities will be:



Extract and analyse financial data to produce accurate reports and support issue resolution. Investigate outstanding invoices by liaising with internal stakeholders for timely payment. Respond to queries from system users and Shared Services, ensuring compliance with process standards. Operate within strict deadlines to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and performance targets. Provide flexible support across the Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) team to maintain service continuity. Promote self-service by directing customers to process documentation and guidance materials.

Essential:

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Strong understanding of Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) processes, including invoice management and payment cycles. Ability to analyse financial data and produce actionable reports. Skilled in stakeholder engagement for resolving invoice and payment issues. Familiarity with ERP systems and Shared Services environments. Commitment to meeting SLAs and working under tight deadlines.

Desirable:

Experience using SAP Finance team experience or working towards a finance qualification

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.



Disability Confident



As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DfT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.



Armed Forces Covenant



DfT guarantees to interview?veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we?will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.



In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".



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