Finance Support Officer – DBS Service
| Posting date: | 19 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £18.10 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 January 2026 |
| Location: | Kingston, South West London |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | Neway International Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | RQ1651039 |
Summary
Neway International are seeking a Finance Support Officer – DBS Service (Project) to join our client based with the Royal Borough of Kingston.
Location: Guildhall 2, Kingston (Hybrid – 1 day per week in office)
Hours: 36 per week, Monday–Friday, 09:00–17:00
Start Date: 12/01/2026 End Date: ongoing
Closing Date: 02/01/2026 at 16:00
Pay Rates: £18.10 PAYE / £23.56 Umbrella
About the Client
The Royal Borough of Kingston is committed to delivering efficient, transparent, and customer-focused services across its Corporate Services directorate. The DBS Service plays a critical role in safeguarding and compliance, requiring strong financial administration to ensure accuracy and accountability.
The Role
As a Finance Support Officer, you will provide dedicated short-term financial administration and reconciliation support within the DBS Service. This project role focuses on clearing financial backlogs, processing current invoices, and re-establishing accurate and auditable financial records.
Key Responsibilities
Process and issue DBS-related invoices, credits, and journals promptly and accurately.
Support clearance of historic backlogs of invoices and credit notes.
Reconcile income against DBS provider statements, ensuring correct coding and VAT compliance.
Maintain a verified DBS income register for audit and reporting purposes.
Ensure all entries are auditable and compliant with council financial rules.
Support re-establishment of a consistent monthly invoicing cycle.
Use Business World/Agresso and Google Workspace to process invoices and maintain finance logs.
Liaise with internal teams and traded partners to resolve invoice queries.
Produce monthly summaries and performance updates for management oversight.
Candidate Requirements
Experience in finance, accounts receivable, or income processing.
Strong understanding of invoicing, reconciliations, and financial record-keeping.
Ability to manage high-volume transactional work accurately and to deadlines.
Confident using financial systems (Agresso/Business World or equivalent).
High attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively.
Clear and professional communication skills, both written and verbal.
Location: Guildhall 2, Kingston (Hybrid – 1 day per week in office)
Hours: 36 per week, Monday–Friday, 09:00–17:00
Start Date: 12/01/2026 End Date: ongoing
Closing Date: 02/01/2026 at 16:00
Pay Rates: £18.10 PAYE / £23.56 Umbrella
About the Client
The Royal Borough of Kingston is committed to delivering efficient, transparent, and customer-focused services across its Corporate Services directorate. The DBS Service plays a critical role in safeguarding and compliance, requiring strong financial administration to ensure accuracy and accountability.
The Role
As a Finance Support Officer, you will provide dedicated short-term financial administration and reconciliation support within the DBS Service. This project role focuses on clearing financial backlogs, processing current invoices, and re-establishing accurate and auditable financial records.
Key Responsibilities
Process and issue DBS-related invoices, credits, and journals promptly and accurately.
Support clearance of historic backlogs of invoices and credit notes.
Reconcile income against DBS provider statements, ensuring correct coding and VAT compliance.
Maintain a verified DBS income register for audit and reporting purposes.
Ensure all entries are auditable and compliant with council financial rules.
Support re-establishment of a consistent monthly invoicing cycle.
Use Business World/Agresso and Google Workspace to process invoices and maintain finance logs.
Liaise with internal teams and traded partners to resolve invoice queries.
Produce monthly summaries and performance updates for management oversight.
Candidate Requirements
Experience in finance, accounts receivable, or income processing.
Strong understanding of invoicing, reconciliations, and financial record-keeping.
Ability to manage high-volume transactional work accurately and to deadlines.
Confident using financial systems (Agresso/Business World or equivalent).
High attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively.
Clear and professional communication skills, both written and verbal.