Commercial & Finance Support Coordinator

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Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Commercial & Finance Support Co-ordinator to join our Finance team at Wokingham Borough Council, on a full-time, permanent basis.

As the Commercial & Finance Support Co-ordinator, you will be part of a fast-paced environment, working at the centre of operations - coordinating people, information and priorities to help our service run smoothly and commercially.

Wokingham Borough Council is strengthening its commercial and financial functions, and we're looking for a talented Commercial & Finance Support Co-ordinator to play a pivotal role in ensuring our leadership team operates efficiently, intelligently, and with maximum impact.

Sitting within our Commercialisation and Finance teams, you will be the engine behind forward planning, effective governance, and high-quality delivery. Acting as the go to coordination point across meetings, data, communication and logistics, you’ll help ensure our leaders can make informed, timely decisions that support the Council’s wider commercial and financial ambitions.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is organised, analytical, commercially aware, and ready to grow within a progressive, modern service.

⭐Staff Benefits⭐

Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it’s a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including:

⭐Generous Annual Leave – 27 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years of continued local government service), plus bank holidays
⭐Local Government Pension Scheme
⭐GP Helpline - Available 7 days a week
⭐Employee Assistance Programme - Including a 24/7 Your Care Helpline
⭐Free Eye Tests and Flu Vaccines
⭐Free Onsite Gym - Located at Shute End Offices, Wokingham
⭐Salary Sacrifice Schemes - Including Car and Cycle to Work schemes
⭐Local & Lifestyle Discounts - Save on shopping, entertainment, dining out & more
⭐Move through Menopause Course
⭐Sports & Social Group Activities – Including running, football, cricket & more
⭐Learning & Development Opportunities
⭐Employee Networks
⭐And more!

Key Responsibilities:
• Maintain and optimise forward plans for management and leadership teams
• Coordinate meetings, diaries, agendas, rooms, and resources
• Manage complex, multi stakeholder meetings with precision
• Prepare and circulate papers, summaries and follow ups
• Coordinate key returns, service plans, health & safety reporting and other corporate documentation
• Process purchase orders and support basic finance workflows
• Consolidate and prepare data, insights and information for senior stakeholders
• Work collaboratively across teams, services, and senior stakeholders
• Build strong, professional relationships across the organisation

Candidate Requirements:
• Proactive, solutions focused, and confident taking ownership
• Highly organised with strong time management skills
• Comfortable working with data, spreadsheets and structured information
• A clear and engaging communicator
• Accurate, reliable and able to manage competing priorities
• Curious about commercialisation and financial improvement

Click the link below and Apply Today!
Alternatively, to arrange an informal discussion about the role, contact Gemma Plowright via email: gemma.plowright@wokingham.gov.uk (Strictly no agencies).

Closing date: Sunday 8th March 2026 at 11pm
Interview date: W/C 9th March 2026

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

We appreciate your interest in joining Wokingham Borough Council and thank you for taking the time to apply.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.