ERP Business Support Officer (HR and Finance System)

Join the ERP Programme Team on an exciting transformational journey.

We are inviting expressions of interest from an experienced and enthusiastic Business Support Professional to play a key supporting role in the 18-month implementation plan for our new Enterprise Resource Planning Solution (ERP).

The programme is a unique opportunity to shape a joined-up Finance, HR and Payroll system that helps ensure the tools we use every day truly work for us and end users across the authority. It’s also a chance for you to develop your project skills and experience of change within a supportive team.

We are recruiting to this vacancy on an initial 18 month fixed term contract and are looking for someone who can bring their Business Support knowledge and experience to support the programme.

As a key member of the programme team you will:

• Prepare and co-ordinate documentation for meetings
• Provide support and assistance to the ERP Programme Team
• Update project documentation to ensure it is current and accurate
• Complete a range of administrative tasks and financial transactions

You’ll be

• working with internal and external customers to provide a quality service
• educated to level 3 in Business Administration
• able to interpret and accurately input data
• experienced in the use of MS Office 365
• working within a team preferably in an office environment

There will be a requirement for a significant amount of office based working to support configuration and training throughout the project.

Closing date – 1st March 2026 - if we receive a large number of applications we may close applications sooner than this date.

Interviews will be held week beginning 2nd March 2026

Will be required to start in March/April 2026.

Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Debbie Haines, Head of People Solutions or Bronya Jeffryes, Accounting Services Manager at deborah.haines@staffordshire.gov.uk or bronya.jeffryes@staffordshire.gov.uk

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

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