Administrative Officer
| Posting date: | 31 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,123 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Location: | GL16 8BA |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 419688/1 |
Summary
Work as part of a team to provide an administrative service to Forestry England's Forest District. Cover financial processing of invoices and orders, contract administration, data input and checking and related general office duties to include reception cover and telephone duties.
Accurately undertake financial processing and data entry for invoicing, and related financial transactions.
Support timely, accurate issue of operational contracts, maintenance of contracts in close liaison with the relevant beat forester or recreation hub manager.
Other administrative duties, including reception and telephone duties, general office duties to include some cover of reception and telephone duties.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work...
The role will be based in Bank House Bank Street Coleford GL16 with flexibility for some optional blended working (see details below). Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.
We aim to provide a great place to work, whichever location you work from. Blended working forms part of our flexible and inclusive approach to future ways of working. It is an informal arrangement which gives you the option to work some of the week from home, and some of the week from Bank House, subject to role requirements, business needs, and regular review. Informal blended working arrangements will be available as agreed with the line manager. Further information will be available for candidates invited to interview.
• verify and process new suppliers' requests and any amendment requests, providing guidance as required.
• handle internal and external customer/supplier enquiries and disputes by liaising with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• monitor and manage the finance mailbox, ensuring that customer correspondence is dealt with professionally and on time.
• raise purchase orders and record goods received notes.
• process purchase/sales invoices and credit notes accurately and promptly.
• ensure all staff adhere to FC (Forestry Commission) procurement guidelines and offer guidance and support colleagues.
• audit and check data to make sure information held on the contracts database is current and correct.
• entering data into relevant systems and ensuring data quality.
• general office duties to include some cover of reception, filing and answering the telephone.
• communicate and work closely with colleagues delivering work to a high standard, accurately and timely.
• support timely, accurate issue of operational contracts, maintenance of contracts in close liaison with the relevant beat forester or recreation hub manager.
And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
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