Are you an articulate, experienced finance individual who’s wants to work for a service that puts customers first and who strives for success? Are you passionate about combining a high level of customer service whilst delivering challenging performance targets?

This position based in Enfield Council’s Exchequer Services is responsible for the Purchase to Pay service, ensuring that the P2P systems are maintained and support to users is provided, to ensure the Council can purchase and pay suppliers.

Key responsibilities:

Maintaining the Council’s supplier file
Creating new or amending existing supplier records, including conducting stringent checks to ensure accurate verification and compliance with Contract Procedure Rules
Providing end user support with purchasing and paying suppliers
Administering the Council Staff Purchase Cards
Working as part of a team and managing shared workloads/mailboxes

Candidate requirements:

Knowledge of Purchasing Support / Accounts Payable functions
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong numerical and analytical skills, including interpreting detailed and complex financial information.
Ability to prioritise workloads and work to tight deadlines.
Exceptional customer services skills and experience

Contact Details -

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Leah Gobin Camacho on 020 8132 2363 for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Rebecca Spyrou, Senior Recruitment Advisor rebecca.spyrou@enfield.gov.uk

We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.

Certain posts in the Council are ‘politically restricted’ which means that staff employed in these posts may not undertake political activities either in or outside the workplace and therefore if candidates are affiliated with any political party, we may not be able to proceed with their application.