The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The Home Office has been at the front line of this effort since 1782. As such, we play a fundamental role in maintaining the security and economic prosperity of the UK.
The Home Office leads on immigration and passports, refugee protection, counter-terrorism, policing, fire services, and crime and drugs policy.
We are looking for an individual to join the Finance Transactions Team to assist with the day-to-day management of the Finance Transaction Teams operations.
The Finance Transactions Team assists all areas of the Home Office with the P2P Processes from Quality Assurance of Requisitions, Third Party and Non-Third-Party supplier set ups, Urgent Payment Requests & General Enquires around these processes. Operating a Contact Centre within the team to respond to general queries by phone and email.
As a team we are ensuring the Home Office are compliant with Purchasing Policies for the supply of Goods & Services.
The purpose of the role is to ensure that you are working to support the long-term strategy of the purchase requisitioning workstream:
The role requires the post holder to lead teams of staff who carry out activities to meet service level agreements, whilst ensuring that corporate targets are delivered.
The post holder will play a key role in developing a deserved reputation for excellent customer service.
The aim is to facilitate self-service functionality through Home Office systems, whilst providing policy and guidance to support key financial transaction areas within P2P.
Important information
Travel in the UK, with occasional overnight stays, may be necessary.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estates capacity, by Spring 2024. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details).
Due to the nature of the role, this post is available on a full-time basis only.