(High Salary) Corporate Services Officer AO

View Vacancy - Corporate Services Officer AO (03/25 VIC)

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Job Category: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Job Subcategory: Finance

Job Description

Support the High Commission’s financial matters, making recommendations based on accurate forecasting of spend, and ensuring the High Commission meets ongoing financial obligations. The role suits an individual keen to grow into a more senior position within the High Commission.

Financial Management (30%)

- Responsible for compliance with financial procedures including Distribution Sets, Invoices, Debit and Credit memos, Miscellaneous Receipts and Network Post Accounts, including correctly accounting for spend and reducing the risk for fraud.

- Receive, review and submit invoices to GTPC for processing; investigate problem invoices and resolve within deadlines provided.

- Monitor and where required highlight or escalate key performance indicators.

- Act as local contact for invoices and local payments.

- Monitor cash and bank account and liaise with the GTPC on unreconciled items.

- Responsible for cash box, including maintenance of balance, administration and monthly count.

- Prepare recharges, manual invoice requests, cash-in transit forms and cheques at Post.

- Identify and report potential efficiencies.

- Respond to queries from Senior Management, GTPC and Finance Hub on transactions.

- Manage relationship with local bank, including preparation of cash funding profiles.

- Responsible for One HMG financial matters, including payments, PAG forms, invoices and spend summaries.

Procurement (30%)

- Acts as lead Post requisitoner and receiver for purchasing and supplier maintenance processes.

- Assist with compliance e.g. setting up new suppliers and reviewing existing supplier lists.

- Manage the local contracts database, flagging contract expiration dates and aggregate spend with suppliers.

- Act as global procurement card (credit card) holder for the Corporate Services team.

Payroll (30%)

- Calculate and process monthly salaries of CBS, including all relevant monthly/yearly statements.

- Prepare statutory returns to local authorities, including social protection allowances, VAT returns, recoveries etc.

- Ensure compliant Corporate Services finance record retention at Post.

- Administration of CBS Medical Insurance.

Team Activities (10%)

- Manage and update content on Corporate Services systems.

- Support other colleagues within Corporate Services as and when necessary.

- Participate in Post crisis activity.

- Work with teams and leadership to feed into Hub co‑ordination work.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

- Experience in Finance and administrative work in a similar environment

- Good knowledge of MS Excel and other MS Office programmes

- Analytical skills

- Excellent hands‑on knowledge of MS Excel and other MS Office programmes

- Good analytical and team‑working skills

- Ability to multi‑task and support multi‑faced teams in a shared corporate services environment

- Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders, verbally and in writing

- Precision in implementing tasks, meticulous attention to detail

Desirable Qualifications, Skills and Experience

- Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders, verbally and in writing

- Precision in implementing tasks, meticulous attention to detail

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field.

Required Behaviours

- Delivering at Pace

- Managing a Quality Service

Additional Information

- Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during screening.

- Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted.

- Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Victoria are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Seychelles.

- All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit.

- The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to;

1. Obtain the relevant permit

2. Pay fees for the permit

3. Make arrangements to relocate

4. Meet the costs to relocation

- The British High Commission does not sponsor visas/work permits except where it may be local practice to do so.

- Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.

- Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles

- Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates.

- Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

- The British Embassy will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.

11 November 2025

Grade Administrative Officer (AO)

Type of Position: Permanent

Working hours per week: 36

Region: Africa

Country/Territory: Seychelles

Location (City): Victoria

Type of Post: British High Commission

SCR: 11,431.64 paid 13 times per year, subject to tax and other statutory deductions

Type of Salary: monthly

Start Date: 1 December 2025

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