We are recruiting an experienced System Administrator to support, maintain and develop the Council’s core financial management system. This is an exciting opportunity to help ensure our finance platform remains secure, reliable, compliant and fit for the future.

As a senior team member, you will configure, administer, enhance and support complex finance systems and reporting tools. You will work with Finance colleagues, suppliers and technical teams to deliver improvements, upgrades, change initiatives and business-critical support. You will also assist colleagues supporting the Council’s HR system.

Key Responsibilities
• Administer, support and develop financial systems and reporting solutions.
• Lead system upgrades, patches, testing and change management.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd line support for incidents, problems and service requests.
• Monitor performance, identify improvements and ensure compliance with organisational standards.
• Work with suppliers and stakeholders to deliver enhancements and future developments.
• Support finance projects through technical expertise, planning, resource estimates and implementation.

About You
You will have substantial experience supporting complex finance applications in a business-critical environment, ideally Unit 4 Agresso, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. You will confidently translate business requirements into technical solutions and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Experience of upgrades, implementations and supplier management is highly desirable, as is experience supporting HR systems.

This role suits someone with experience in enterprise finance systems, financial reporting, application support, system administration, change management and service improvement.

How to apply
When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions.  The application questions require a yes/no response.  Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria.  An optional CV template is provided below.  

Closing Date: 06/11/26 

Interview Date: 16/11/26

Please note:
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
· a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
· a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only)
unless the appointment is business critical
For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk

Bedford Borough Council is proud to be a member of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant, we pledge to interview any eligible job applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for.  Bedford Borough Council is also a Level 2 Disability Confident employer and guarantees to interview.

Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role