Network Rail Grade jobs in Orpington BR5

472644

£27,059 - £31,316

London £32,492 – £36,717
Regional £27,059 – £31,316

Permanent

ORR - Corporate Operations

Finance

Full-time

1

Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester, York

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is the independent economic and safety regulator for Britain’s railways and monitor of performance on England’s strategic road network.

This is an exciting time to join ORR, we are delivering a significant transformation programme to create a consistently agile and enabling organisation, with the right capability and a strong, inclusive culture that reflects our talented people. This will ensure we continue to operate as an independent, expert regulator, fit for the future and equipped with the capabilities and ways of working required to support sector-wide rail reform, while contributing to the government’s broader agenda on regulatory reform and economic growth. Further detail on our future role is set out here.

Corporate Operations leads on finance, HR, IT, security, estates & organisational changes. The ORR is relatively small, so colleagues working in this directorate have a hands-on role in daily operations & a strong understanding of how we work. The Finance and Procurement team covers finance, procurement, business planning, in year business monitoring, oversight of internal audit and financial governance for the organisation. As a result of these activities and its position at the centre, the team works closely with all directorates within the ORR.

The Finance Executive will be responsible for all processing of expenditure, including staff expenses, using the Oracle accounting system to complete day-to-day tasks. They will be responsible for income management including: the raising of invoices, interacting with customers and credit control. They will interact closely with all ORR’s directorates and several external stakeholders, such as suppliers of goods and services and the National Audit Office.

The role is crucial in supporting the smooth operation of the organisation and helps to ensure that we maintain strong relationships with external organisations.

Reflecting the flexible manner in which our team works, there is an opportunity for your areas of responsibility to change over time, including to support your on-going professional development.

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate who will enjoy working in a small and dynamic team, within a multi-disciplinary organisation, and who is capable of working simultaneously on a range of issues, balancing priorities as necessary.

For key responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Additional Information

At ORR, our hybrid working means that we currently work from our workplace location a minimum of 40% of our working week, although requirements to attend other offsite locations for official business, also count towards this level of attendance. Working arrangements are subject to continuous review.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Experience of analysis and interpretation of data
• Highly numerate and able to work effectively with spreadsheets

A Civil Service Pension with employer contribution of 28.97%

Details of our employee benefits can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack.

Find out what our colleagues have to say about their ORR careers Our people Office of Rail and Road (orr.gov.uk).

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Job contact :

• Name : George Rivett
• Email : george.rivett@orr.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : peopleservices@orr.gov.uk