Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £29,542 (Level one) rising to £32,046 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part time)
Location: Loxley House, Station St, Nottingham NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
Are you highly organised, financially minded and looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to your city? We are seeking a motivated Service Delivery Officer to join our Transport Service and play a vital role in supporting the delivery of exciting transport programmes and infrastructure projects.
This role will support the management of transport finances, including grant funding, external funding streams, budget monitoring, financial transactions and financial reporting. Working closely with project managers, finance colleagues and external funding bodies, you will help ensure funding is accurately recorded, monitored and reported in line with Council procedures and funding requirements. The role also involves coordinating information from multiple stakeholders and maintaining strong records management practices.
We are looking for someone with excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem solving. You will enjoy working with financial information, analysing data and identifying opportunities to improve processes and service delivery. In return, you will gain valuable experience supporting high-profile transport initiatives and play a key role in delivering projects that have a lasting impact on local communities.
If you are looking for a career where you can develop your skills, work alongside experienced professionals and contribute to projects that make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of financial administration, including processing payments, purchase orders, invoices or other financial transactions.
- Experience of monitoring budgets, maintaining financial records and supporting financial reconciliation activities.
- Experience of producing, analysing and interpreting data reports using Microsoft Excel or similar systems to support decision making.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work accurately to deadlines.
- Experience of working with grant funding, project finances, procurement processes or other regulated financial procedures.
You can find the job description for this post here.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Amaliya Scarffe, Service Delivery Manager, by email at amaliya.scarffe@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 12th October 2026
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: w/c 19th October
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
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Contact Details:
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