Purchase to Pay Officer

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’. 

Purchase to Pay Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Halton Borough Council’s Purchase to Pay team.  We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, hardworking and flexible individual to join our team.

Working under the direction of the Senior Purchase to Pay Officers, you must be a confident communicator, quick learner, and able to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.

In this role you will support the efficient and effective delivery of the Council’s Purchase to Pay function. This involves:

• Assisting with our supplier early payment arrangements
• Processing and reconciling procurement card transactions
• Processing electronic payment files
• Processing payment runs
• Processing purchase order runs
• Producing and checking data published under the Local Government Transparency Code
• Responding to supplier queries

 

You will have 5 GCSEs at grade 4 (grade C on previous grading system) or above, including Maths and English, and have experience of working in a financial role. You should:

• Be able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Have excellent numeracy and literacy skills
• Have excellent time management, organisational, and attention to detail skills
• Be conversant with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Be adaptable to change
• Be flexible and remain calm in a fast-paced environment

 

Our Offer:

This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop your career in a supportive and team orientated environment with excellent benefits: 

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked pension scheme with generous Employer Contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free car parking at HBC sites
• Flexible / hybrid working arrangements available
• Access to a car leasing scheme

 

We are within easy commutable distance of Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside regions.

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact Tim Murphy (Finance Support Manager) on 01515118505

Interviews will be held w/c 06/01/2025.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!