Business Support Services within Cambridgeshire County Council play a key role in the Council delivering excellent services to the residents of Cambridgeshire.
What will you be doing?
Working as part of a fantastic team of Business Officers, we would like to recruit someone who doesn't mind a bit of variety in their day, is quick to react to changing circumstances & enjoys a fast pace of working life. The main focus would be around financial tasks, paying & raising invoices, supporting budget monitoring, recording financial transactions. There will also be a focus on supporting the Education Health Care Plan application work. You will be fully supported by a lovely team.
Working as part of a team you must possess good interpersonal and communication skills. You will need to be able to manage your own workload; to keep calm under pressure and be able to work to tight deadlines. You will support your co-workers with their workload during absence and during busy periods. You should have a methodical and concise approach to tasks and the ability to prioritize workloads effectively whilst being able to multi-task.
You must have good attention to detail. You will also need to demonstrate that you have a comprehensive understanding of Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook) Office 365 and be IT confident. Training and 1:1 support will be provided on all in-house systems.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage:
* A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family.
* Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme.
* Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances.
* Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings.
* Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth.
* Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day.
* Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
* Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards.
* An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes.
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don't meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don't be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
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