Job Overview
This role offers a development opportunity to expand experience within the financial environment. The successful candidate will work within the Procure to Pay section, supporting the clerical arrangements and demonstrating awareness of the team's financial activity.
Responsibilities
- Provide clerical support for the Procure to Pay function.
- Demonstrate numeracy skills to produce accurate and complex documents.
- Prioritise work with limited supervision and work productively in a high‑pressurised environment.
- Display competence in dealing with customers and undertaking a wide range of clerical duties.
- Take part in team activities, contribute improvement ideas and work collaboratively.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Evidence of experience and achievements in the five specific behaviours framework: Efficient, Flexible, Leading, Working with Others and Performing.
- Financial experience within a local authority finance setting.
- Working knowledge of Oracle Fusion Financial Systems and office‑based packages.
Employment Details
Location: Council Headquarters, Hamilton
Hours: 35 hours per week, fixed term for 12 months
Salary: £28,012 – £28,358 per year
Legal & Disclosure Requirements
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020. All candidates will be required to complete a Level 1 disclosure check prior to a formal offer of employment and an overseas criminal records check where applicable.
EEO Statement
The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors, particularly under‑represented groups. Disability and Armed Forces backgrounds are actively encouraged, with guaranteed interview opportunities where essential criteria are met.
Benefits
- Enrolment in award‑winning local government pension scheme
- Option to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme to increase pension pot value
- Up to 33 days annual leave
- Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
- Occupational sick pay
- Family‑friendly policies, including flexible working, leave, enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Employee discounts (e.g., cinema)
- Supportive benefits such as Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Programme
