Finance Monitoring & Administration Support Officer

Job description

Post No. POSN005404 - Monitoring & Administration Support Officer

25 Hours Per Week

Use your finance expertise to support housing services that make a difference.

Good financial management helps ensure essential housing support services can continue to support people across Newport.

We're looking for an organised and detail-focused Finance, Monitoring and Administration Support Officer to support the management of the Housing Support Grant programme. This is an opportunity to apply your financial and administrative skills in a role that combines finance, monitoring, analysis and compliance within a service that supports vulnerable residents across the city.

The Opportunity

As Finance, Monitoring and Administration Support Officer, you'll play a key role in supporting the financial monitoring and administration of Housing Support Grant funded services.

Working closely with colleagues and commissioned providers, you'll help ensure financial information is accurate, payments are processed correctly and funding requirements are met. You'll also contribute to monitoring performance, producing management information and supporting continuous improvement across the service.

In this role, you'll:

- Support the financial management and monitoring of Housing Support Grant funded services.
- Process, verify and reconcile financial information, invoices and payments.
- Produce performance information, financial reports and monitoring data.
- Support budget monitoring, financial claims and audit requirements.
- Provide guidance and support to commissioned providers on financial processes and documentation.
- Help develop and improve systems, procedures and ways of working.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for someone with financial administration, accounting or monitoring experience who enjoys working with data, systems and detailed information.

You'll be highly organised, numerate and able to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. You'll also be confident communicating with colleagues and external partners, providing advice and supporting effective financial processes.

Experience within local government, housing, the public sector, charities or other regulated environments would be beneficial, but we welcome applications from candidates with transferable finance and administration experience.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to use your finance expertise in a role that offers variety, responsibility and purpose.

You'll join a supportive team and play an important part in ensuring public funding is managed effectively, performance is monitored accurately and housing support services are equipped to deliver positive outcomes for Newport residents.

Should you require any further information regarding this post, please contact: Jessica Redmond - [email protected]

We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and
particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.

Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.

Our values - Fairness for all, Making a difference, Being responsible, Working together
Ein gwerthoedd - Tegwch i Bawb, Gwneud Gwahaniaeth, Bod yn Gyfrifol, Gweithio gyda'n gilydd