Finance Administrator

Location: APHA,Isca Building, Manley House, Exeter, EX2 7LQ
Salary: £13.47 per hour
Contract Type: fill time, temporary assignment initially for 3 months with a possibility for extension.

Hours: Hybrid, Monday-Thurs-9AM to 5 Pm and Friday 9 AM to 4.30 pm

Clearance: Basic DBS

Training: on job training

Join a Team That Makes a Difference

Brook Street in partnership with the Animal & Plant Health Agency - (APHA) has a fantastic opportunity to join their team as a Finance administrator.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and operational support in a fast-paced environment.
• Process sensitive financial and personal data accurately and confidentially.
• Maintain records and update information across multiple systems.
• Manage shared mailboxes, telephone enquiries, and customer queries.
• Liaise with internal teams, stakeholders, delivery partners, and external customers.
• Process invoices and high-value compensation payments.
• Ensure compliance with data protection and internal procedures.
• Support team meetings, training activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Deliver excellent customer service and manage customer expectations effectively.

Essential Skills & Experience

We're looking for someone who is:

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a busy, fast-paced environment.

• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Experience handling sensitive financial and personal information.
• Strong teamwork and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and workload demands.
• Customer-focused with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working with financial processes, invoicing, or payments.
• Experience handling sensitive or confidential information.
• Knowledge of SharePoint or similar systems.

Additional clearance if applicable: 
Please note that period of 6 months or longer spent outside of the UK in the last 5 years will unfortunately require an additional overseas police check, this will be the responsibility of the candidate to provide.