Shared Services Administrator
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If you’re ready to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you!
Brief Description
Our Shared Services team are looking for a Shared Services Administrator to join the team in Manchester. Our Shared Services team deliver specialist processes that have a direct impact on our performance, our customers, and suppliers
About the role (External)
- Salary Band 6 – £23,758.00 per annum
- Contract Type: Permanent (Full time)
- Closing Date: Monday 3rd November 2025 – late applications will not be accepted.
- Location: Manchester Square one (Hybrid working 3 days per week in the office)
What does the role entail?
Please note: This is an accounts orientated administration position within the Shared Services team.
- Deliver a right first-time administration service within your team.
- Deliver quality administrative outputs to prevent rework. Deliver the compliance to the administration of internal processes.
- Consistently apply administration duties within your function.
- Take personal ownership for the activities allocated, be aware of related measures and work with others to achieve these key performance indicators within your shared service team.
- Undertake administrative tasks and certify that the team has adequate support to undertake other duties.
- Update and maintain information held within the shared service centre, certify that when updating records on databases that the information you are entering is up to date and accurate.
- Operate within the pre-agreed control framework, demonstrate a control mind set. Continually review the local framework for adherence, where gaps are identified take personal ownership to define socialise and embed improvements within shared services.
- Work with all parties to reduce risk and the cost of control within your team and the wider centre.
- Develop / continually improve relations with key stakeholders, play your part in embedding a customer centric culture where all team members consider the impact on customers and their future requirements.
- Support our better day everyday initiative by highlighting areas of potential improvement at the daily / weekly focus groups.
- Work with others to support a culture of operational responsibility where individuals, take personal ownership for delivery.
What are we looking for?
- Excel experience
- Transactional processing experience
- Strong administrative and analytical capabilities
- Experience in driving continuous improvement
- Communication skills
- Outstanding customer focus
What could set you apart when applying?
- Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) experience
- Processing high volume activity
- ORACLE eBusiness Suite experience
Please see the job description attached for further information such as essential and desirable skills.
How to apply (External)
Why join Us?
Here, you will have a clear development path, access to training, and enjoy a range of employee benefits such as up to 28 days annual leave, rail travel subsidies, a range of pension options, flexible and agile working arrangements, discounts on shopping, gym memberships and much more.
About our people and the recruitment process – We’re an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don’t always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we’ll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.
We’re also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we’ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles
How to apply
If you would like to speak the Resourcing Team, please contact RSResourcing@networkrail.co.uk
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact megan.cook@networkrail.co.uk
If you would like any reasonable adjustments support during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact the Resourcing Team who will happily assist.
Below are some examples of adjustments we can make:
- Changing a provision, practice or ‘the way things are done’
For example, we can give candidates extra time to complete online, tasks or interviews as needed. - Changing a physical feature of our workplace
For example, office/room layout can be adapted to accommodate individual needs. - Providing extra equipment or assistance
For example, we can provide sign language interpreters and support workers where needed. Alternative document formats can be made available.
There are lots of other adjustments we can consider, please just ask!
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