Support Officer - Finance and Administration

Job Title: Support Officer (Finance and Administration)
Location of work: Town Hall, Reigate
Salary: £26,346 - £27,501 
Basis: Permanent, Full time 

About the Role
In this busy role you will work in our friendly and supportive housing and homelessness team who work with our most vulnerable residents at a time of crisis.  We are looking for a proactive organised financial administrator to support us to deliver our services. You will be responsible for providing an efficient administrative service to this team with a particular focus on financial tasks including purchase orders, invoicing and rent account management to ensure the smooth running of our housing services. 

This is ideal for someone with financial administration experience who has an eye for detail and can problem solve. You will take pride in delivering an excellent service to customers and the team. You will participate in an induction training programme and benefit from regular role specific supervision on taking up the post. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference within the local community.

This role is largely Reigate Town Hall based at our modern offices with some hybrid working, if agreed, with the Housing Strategy Manager. 

About the person
•    You must have experience of financial administration
•    Have an attention for detail and be able to problem solve
•    You must have excellent written communication and numeracy skills
•    Be pro-active and enthusiastic supporting the team to meet its housing duties
•    Be flexible and open to change and new ways of working

Staff Benefits
In exchange for your expertise, experience and enthusiasm, we will offer support in continuing your personal and career development, in addition to providing a wide range of employment linked benefits. 

We provide you with competitive annual leave, and contribute 15% towards the LGPS pension scheme. You will also have access to a range of discounts including local and high street stores, and salary sacrifice schemes including a cycle lease scheme, and ‘Better’ leisure centre membership.

Additional Information
For an informal discussion about the role, please call Alison Robinson, Housing Strategy Manager, on 01737 276167. No agencies please.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, supporting the guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ex-armed forces candidates, who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Closing date: Monday 6th April 2026 at 23:59hrs
Interview date: 21st and 23rd April 2026

Values and Behaviours
Our great working environment and the values and behaviours of every individual and team in the Council, help to evolve the culture of our organisation to become more commercial, innovative and embracing of change. Successful applicants to our career opportunities will be able to demonstrate they share the values and behaviours we seek in our organisation.

Local Government Reorganisation 
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is part of the government’s plans for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) scheduled to take place in April 2027. This means the current two-tier system, where services are split between Surrey County Council and district and borough councils like Reigate, will be replaced with two unitary councils made up of East and West Surrey, which will handle all local services. Reigate and Banstead Borough Council will form part of the new East Surrey unitary authority. 

Although this may lead to some uncertainty for anyone considering a role with us, this process will take some time and during that time we still need to provide services. When local government is reorganised, most staff will transfer to the new council(s) which may offer additional opportunities for career development and variety as part of a larger organisation.

Further information on LGR can be found here: Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) and Devolution | Reigate and Banstead

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