Finance Clerk

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic people to join the Purchasing team in Homes and Neighbourhoods.   This small team ensures timely payment of over 35,000 invoices per year to support the operational teams within the service and ensure repairs and maintenance works are completed for their many customers.

Finance Clerks support the Purchasing Team Leader and the Finance Team to deliver the operational duties of their service/business area. The post holders will work with colleagues across the organisation in line with Kirklees Council’s core behaviours and values and contribute to the delivery of the organisations purpose, vision, and objectives, ensuring positive outcomes for the business and Kirklees customers.

As a Finance Clerk you will provide a service that ensures a high standard of accuracy and efficiency using initiative to meet the needs of a range of internal and external customers through specialist IT skills and using specific admin systems and processes. 

The roles involve processing high volumes of invoices for payment for the supply of goods/materials and sub-contractors. The successful candidates will be part of a small team office based at Flint Street, they need to work quickly and accurately. Keyboard skills are essential as the role involves high volumes of data inputting as well as experience of working in a busy office environment with demanding deadlines.