Finance Officer, Clean Air Zones
| Posting date: | 13 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £35,663 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National minimum - £35,663 pro-rata London minimum - £39,533 pro-rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 March 2026 |
| Location: | London |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 451548/3 |
Summary
Do you enjoy providing advice, guidance, and support while liaising with stakeholders and managing journals, invoices, and system transactions?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
DfT is a high-profile department at the heart of UK government. We work with agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest to make journeys better.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at DfTc
Air quality is a major government priority, with Clean Air Zones addressing urgent roadside NO2 challenges. This role supports the Head of Clean Air Zone Service Delivery by managing project finances, coordinating with DfT, DVLA, Defra and seven Local Authorities. Responsibilities include in‑year financial management, reporting, finance operations and budget oversight. Based in the Roads Strategy Directorate, the role helps ensure effective delivery and oversight of the Clean Air Zone service.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
Support the provision of robust and timely finance information to wider finance teams in DfT to manage NO2 finances effectively.Work with the Finance Business Partner to facilitate the monthly management accounts production.Ensure timely processing of supplier invoices, investigate delays and provide guidance on the correct invoicing practices.Ensure grants and contracts are set up, issued and monitored in a timely and efficient way.For further information on the role, please read the role profile which is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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