Finance and Data Support


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£30,485 to £30,485 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Southampton
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Sept 2026
Closing date:	4 Oct 2026

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Summary

Can you work accurately with financial and performance information to support effective contract management?

Have you got experience in administration, finance, data management or statistical support?

Are you confident using Microsoft Excel, managing competing priorities and communicating with a range of stakeholders?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is the largest operator of aviation in Government outside the Ministry of Defence. Its Aviation Branch manages aviation services that support search and rescue, pollution response, maritime law enforcement and wider marine protection activity. The Finance and Data Support role sits within HM Coastguard and supports the Aviation Contract Management Team with the administrative, financial and data management activity needed to help deliver these services effectively.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at MCA:

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The postholder will support the Aviation Contract Management Team with financial administration, invoice verification and data management across MCA aviation contracts. You will help verify flying activity and supplier performance, support invoice processing, generate invoices for stakeholders and collate aviation data to inform reporting and decision-making.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

Ensure monthly invoice charges accurately reflect the activity undertaken.
Confirm monthly invoice charges accurately reflect key performance indicators.
Verify flying activity using multiple information sources.
Verify stakeholder use of MCA aviation services.
Create invoices associated with stakeholder activity.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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