Award of A4 Interim Vendor Maintenance Officer from 2nd March 2026 to 31st August 2026

Description

Award of A4 Interim Vendor Maintenance Officer 2nd March 2026 to 31st August 2026 Lot 1: One A4 Vendor Maintenance Officer is required to join the Financial Operations Division within the Financial Management Directorate. The Accounts Payable and Vendor Maintenance Branch is one of three branches in Financial Operations Division, in Financial Management Directorate. Financial Operations Division is responsible for the operation, support and development of the corporate Scottish Government finance system, (Oracle Financials), and a number of smaller systems, and provision of related services. The Accounts Payable and Vendor Maintenance Branch consists of three teams, and there will be the opportunity to work flexibly depending on workloads. The branch works in a fast paced environment, to help deliver the 2008 Ministerial commitment to pay all suppliers within 10 working days. The Branch is responsible for invoice processing, dealing with non-compliant invoices, remittance/ payment queries and management of vendors on Oracle. The branch has fifteen staff headed by a C1. Main duties -Ensure all new vendor requests are processed promptly. -Update vendor records as and when necessary within timescale provided. -Ensure compliance with all audit requirements. -Advise internal and external stakeholders on any vendor queries via our Accounts Payable mailbox or through our iFIX system. -Prioritise and organise tasks in a changing environment to ensure that strong payment performance is achieved -Build and maintain good customer service and working relationships across the Scottish Government community to ensure that vendor maintenance processes are understood and followed accurately and timeously. -Use current and future Scottish Government finance systems to manage and process information and assist in its storage, retrieval and presentation.