Senior systems administrator

Business Corporate Services Finance, Audit Wigan Council Wigan Town Hall Library Street Wigan WN1 1YN Salary: Grade 9, £37,366 - £42,403 per annum. 37 hours per week Your role: Are you an experienced Systems Administrator who is looking for a new challenge, working for a great organisation that truly cares for their staff? If so, then you’ll want to join Team Wigan where you can be part of the team that helped achieve the accolade of ‘Council of the year’ in both 2019 and 2021! Our staff are as important as our customers. We know that happy teams make the best teams and so we provide a supportive workplace where you’ll be encouraged to develop professionally. We offer flexible working and are happy to talk about working hours which fit with the requirement of the service and also your home life, as well as the opportunity to work from home where appropriate. About you: You will be responsible for the day-to-day system administration of the Council’s financial management system (Unit4 Business World), the council’s purchasing card programme and the corporate bank software. You will manage a team that assists in the delivery of this system administration role and ensures that functions are undertaken on a timely basis in line with financial accounting timeframes. We are looking for someone with a good technical knowledge who enjoys not only making sure that systems operate effectively, but also wants to be integral in the update and procurement of new service systems when necessary. So if you enjoy working with systems and have an interest in finance, then Wigan Council is the place for you. About us: Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or unbroken between the supporting organisations. Wigan Council strives to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff, which the people of the borough voiced in the Deal 2030. We are an inclusive Council who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan. Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process. To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) If you are excited about this opportunity and would like to know more about the role, please don’t hesitate in sending an e-mail to Andrew Green at [email protected] To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below: Job Specification Privacy Notice Interview date: To be advised salary from £37,366 contract permanent working hours full time application deadline 11 59 pm 14th Jan 2024