• Department:
    Finance
  • Position:
    Paid
  • Town/City:
    Peterborough
  • Salary Details:
    £24,785 per annum plus excellent benefits
  • Hours Per Week:
    37.5
  • Advertising End Date:
    07 May 2026
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    07 May 2026
  • Vacancy Type:
    Permanent
  • Job Advert

  • We have an exciting opportunity to join our Finance Operations Team as a Finance Operations Administrator, based at our Peterborough office.

    The Finance Operations team sits within Finance Services and plays a vital role in supporting Mencap by processing high‑volume, time‑sensitive financial transactions that help ensure services across the organisation run smoothly. This is a varied and busy role, ideal for someone who enjoys being organised, working with systems, and contributing as part of a supportive team.

    This is a full-time, permanent role (37.5 hours per week). The Finance Operations Administration team are based in our Peterborough office and work in the office 5 days a week.

    What you will do

    As a Finance Operations Administrator, you will support the team with a range of administrative and transactional tasks, including:

    • Preparing and processing ad‑hoc sales invoices
    • Posting and allocating payments received via bank statements and postal income
    • Managing and maintaining shared finance inboxes and responding to internal and external queries
    • Indexing and managing documents through our electronic document management systems
    • Supporting colleagues across Finance Operations to meet daily, weekly and month‑end deadlines

    What you will bring

    We’re looking for someone who:

    • Can work quickly and accurately with strong attention to detail
    • Is confident using IT systems, including Microsoft Office (particularly Outlook and Excel)
    • Is organised and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
    • Has good communication skills and is comfortable dealing with a range of stakeholders
    • Is flexible, adaptable and positive in a changing environment
    • Enjoys working as part of a team and supporting colleagues

    Your experience

    • Previous experience in a transactional or administrative role is desirable, but not essential
    • Experience of working in a busy, high‑volume environment is beneficial
    • An interest in developing a career in finance is encouraged
    • Experience of working with or supporting people with a learning disability is welcomed but not required

    Why join us

    Our Finance Operations team contributes directly to Mencap’s vision of making the UK the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. By ensuring financial processes are completed accurately and on time, the team helps support the delivery of high‑quality care and services across the organisation.

    If you’re organised, motivated, and looking to develop your skills in a supportive, values‑led environment, we’d love to hear from you. Applications close on Thursday 7 May. Interviews will be held week comencing11 May.


  • Benefits

  • Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

    Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

    For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

  • About Mencap

  • Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

    We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

    At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

    Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

    · Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

    · Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes

    · Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

    We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

    We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

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