AMS PSR

On behalf of  The Department For Business and Trade (DBT), we are looking for a Part Time Finance Administrator (Inside IR35) for a 3 month contract based REMOTELY with occasional travel.

As a Part Time Finance Administrator, your main responsibilities will be:

• Manage end-to-end P2P processes, including supplier set-up, requisitions, and payment tracking, ensuring timely and accurate transactions
• Lead the preparation and submission of monthly cash forecasts, working with stakeholders to assess risks, variances, and funding requirements
• Maintain accurate financial records and audit trails, ensuring documentation is complete, organised, and compliant
• Provide financial analysis and reporting support, including transaction reviews, reconciliations, and ad hoc insights
• Act as a key point of contact for stakeholder queries, delivering clear and timely guidance on payments and financial processes
• Support continuous improvement by developing guidance, training, and finance capability across teams, including grant and system processes

Essential:

• Experience in transactional finance or finance operations, including P2P processes (supplier set-up, purchase orders, payments)
• Experience with cash forecasting, financial data gathering, or reporting, working to fixed deadlines
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate records and audit trails
• Good analytical skills, including reviewing financial data and identifying risks or discrepancies
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and respond to stakeholders effectively

Desirable:

• Experience working with finance systems (e.g. Oracle) or within a shared services environment (e.g. UKSBS)
• Exposure to grants finance or public sector financial processes

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, DBT 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.

Armed Forces Covenant / commitment

DBT 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.

(For roles Inside IR35 please include below paragraph and delete this line)

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".