Job Title:
Assistant Finance Officer

Location:
Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority, Felixstowe

Salary: £20,092 - £21,748 per annum

Job Type: Part Time, Permanent, 24 hours per week

Closing Date: 3rd November 2021

Port Health's mission is the protection of public and animal health, carrying out a range of checks to ensure imported goods are safe for all of us in the UK.

This role is crucial to supporting these operations, as you will be responsible for Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority's (SCPHA) finance, contracts, and procurement requirements.

The Role:

Working alongside our Finance Officer, you will be involved in raising purchase orders, paying invoices, raising invoices, and reconciling credit card records. You will act as a point of contact for external finance teams, resolving any queries and escalating more complex queries to the Port Health Finance Officer therefore excellent communication skills are essential. The ideal candidate will have experience in accounting systems, good organisational skills, and will have excellent attention to detail. Previous experience in delivering transactional accountancy finance is desirable.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council and to hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work, please visit our website. Here are some of the main benefits:

• Opportunities for training and development to enable you to build a great career with our organisation.
• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service)
• Local government pension scheme
• Free car parking.
• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health & beauty and many other products and services

Please read the job description and person specification before applying for this job.

Please click on the APPLY button and you will be redirected to the Council's careers page to complete your application.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Accounts Assistant, Accounts Clerk, Finance Clerk, Bookkeeper, Credit Controller, Finance Assistant, Payment Processing, Purchase Ledger, Assistant Accountant, Financial Administrator, Accounts Admin, Finance Support, Assistant Credit Controller, Credit Control, Junior Accountant, Cash Flow Reporting may also be considered for this role.