Finance & Business Support Assistant

Senior Finance & Business Support Assistant - ERN06606

Company: East Renfrewshire Council

Salary: £28,577 to £30,092 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Barrhead, G78 1SY

Working pattern: Hybrid

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 1 Oct 2026

Closing date: 18 Oct 2026

Summary

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East Renfrewshire Council Housing department is looking for motivated and enthusiastic applicants to provide efficient and effective administrative support to the Finance and Business Support Team, as well as other sections of the service where required.

Applicants with a finance background is essential to support the delivery of an effective Purchase to Pay process from end to end, and work with officers and suppliers to continuously improve our compliance with key finance and business support processes.

Working as part of a team, liaising with internal and external customers to ensure the effective provision of the service, means good communication skills are a prerequisite.

You will be required to demonstrate excellent IT skills including knowledge and experience in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel. You will also be required to demonstrate previous experience of maintenance, development and interrogation of local government or similar database systems.

You will be required to demonstrate the ability to organise and prioritise workload in an effective way, responding to changing priorities and contributing effectively to team goals and targets.

Hybrid employees are considered workplace based first, but they will have a level of flexibility to work from home up to 40% of their working week, if it is not to the detriment of their current tasks, team requirements or service needs.

For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page

https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/careers

East Renfrewshire Council has launched a new 15-year Community Planning Partnership vision called 'A Place to Grow'. Please follow this link

https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/placetogrow to watch a video and read our full plan which sets out our shared hopes and aspirations between now and 2040 so that East Renfrewshire is a place where everyone can flourish, thrive and grow.

Please note - all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note - East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

References

During your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer. It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees. Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted. Please contact

hrdirect@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk with any questions.

Employability Support - Work East Ren

For further support on completing job applications, East Renfrewshire residents can access free support from our employability team Work East Ren. They can also provide general support with other employability matters. Please contact Work East Ren on , email

worker@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk or visit the website

https://www.workeastren.co.uk/

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East Renfrewshire Council Housing department is looking for motivated and enthusiastic applicants to provide efficient and effective administrative support to the Finance and Business Support Team, as well as other sections of the service where required. Applicants with a finance background is essential to support the delivery of an effective Purchase to Pay process from end to end, and work with officers and suppliers to continuously improve our compliance with key finance and business support processes. Working as part of a team, liaising with internal and external customers to ensure the effective provision of the service, means good communication skills are a prerequisite. You will be required to demonstrate excellent IT skills including knowledge and experience in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel. You will also be required to demonstrate previous experience of maintenance, development and interrogation of local government or similar database systems. You will be required to demonstrate the ability to organise and prioritise workload in an effective way, responding to changing priorities and contributing effectively to team goals and targets.

• Hybrid employees are considered workplace based first, but they will have a level of flexibility to work from home up to 40% of their working week, if it is not to the detriment of their current tasks, team requirements or service needs.