Finance and Systems Administrator
| Posting date: | 14 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,267.85 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 December 2025 |
| Location: | CO5 7RZ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Essex Wildlife Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We have an opportunity for an organised and proactive administrator to join our Finance and Systems Directorate.
The postholder will assist the department, consisting of finance, health and safety and facilities, with general office administration work involving updating maintaining records within systems, ordering of supplies for the Trust, managing incoming post and enquiries. Other duties include administration support for insurance queries, issuing and recording of IT equipment and mobile phones (new employees, leavers and replacements) and supporting with facilities documentation and contractor management. A full job description can be found in the ‘role information pack’.
Given the broad scope of the role, the successful person must be a well-organised and proactive administrator who is able to manage time well to meet deadlines and collaborative with a wide range of stakeholders. It is essential that the post holder is able to work autonomously, have a can-do approach to work and working with others and confident using the Microsoft Office suite of applications.
The position is a permanent, full-time role working Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm. The starting salary for this post is £24,267.85 per annum (FTE). The base of work will be Abbotts Hall, Great Wigborough. Essex Wildlife Trust offers flexible homeworking arrangements. Further details of the hybrid-working arrangements will be shared at interview.
To make an application, please complete an online application form via our website by 3:00pm on Monday 01 December 2025. Interviews will be held week commencing 08 December 2025.
Our values are Impactful, Collaborative, United and Proactive.
The postholder will assist the department, consisting of finance, health and safety and facilities, with general office administration work involving updating maintaining records within systems, ordering of supplies for the Trust, managing incoming post and enquiries. Other duties include administration support for insurance queries, issuing and recording of IT equipment and mobile phones (new employees, leavers and replacements) and supporting with facilities documentation and contractor management. A full job description can be found in the ‘role information pack’.
Given the broad scope of the role, the successful person must be a well-organised and proactive administrator who is able to manage time well to meet deadlines and collaborative with a wide range of stakeholders. It is essential that the post holder is able to work autonomously, have a can-do approach to work and working with others and confident using the Microsoft Office suite of applications.
The position is a permanent, full-time role working Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm. The starting salary for this post is £24,267.85 per annum (FTE). The base of work will be Abbotts Hall, Great Wigborough. Essex Wildlife Trust offers flexible homeworking arrangements. Further details of the hybrid-working arrangements will be shared at interview.
To make an application, please complete an online application form via our website by 3:00pm on Monday 01 December 2025. Interviews will be held week commencing 08 December 2025.
Our values are Impactful, Collaborative, United and Proactive.
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