Insurance Officer MI & FA
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Insurance Officer MI & FA
- Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 2, 3rd Floor
- Salary: £30,024 - £32,597 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 17/08/2025
- Job Requisition Number: 10760
- This post is not open to job share
Fancy a great opportunity to join our professional Insurance Services team?
We need a self-motivated individual with a positive approach and willingness to contribute towards our excellent provision of insurance services to the Council and schools.
Your responsibilities will include financial administration, motor vehicle insurance management, and support for strategic and operational insurance policies.
You will also be responsible for monthly reconciliations, audit of insurance claims and premiums, end-of-year account close-down, and reporting on insurance funds and budgets.
You will have specific responsibilities related to motor insurance including claims processing, liability assessment, database maintenance, statistical reporting, and annual renewal administration.
Knowledge, skills, and experience in insurance, particularly in local government practices, financial administration and software proficiency will be an advantage.
Your skills will include resilience, teamwork, initiative, communication skills, and professionalism.
We will support and develop you and your skills, but as an innovative individual you will demonstrate excellent team working skills, be personally resilient and be able to build positive business relationships.
About Us
We offer an excellent pay and reward package including:
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements that support work life balance.
- Competitive salary and pension
- Good annual leave entitlement (starting at 25.5 days per year pro rata and growing to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service)
- Family friendly employer offering benefits to support you and your family
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- An in-house Occupational Health service
- Employee discount scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
We are keen for team members to achieve Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements, career progression and satisfaction via further training opportunities.
If you are interested in joining a progressive and diverse team that is looking to be at the cutting edge of delivering great governance and assurance, please get in contact and submit an application.
For an informal discussion, please contact Piyush Fatania – Head of ARA on 01452 328883 or piyush.fatania@gloucestershire.gov.uk.
How to apply
If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.
For an informal discussion, please contact Steve Lloyd (Insurance Manager) on stephen.lloyd@gloucestershire.gov.uk (01452 328898) or Piyush Fatania (Head of ARA and Insurance Services) on piyush.fatania@gloucestershire.gov.uk (01452 328883).
Closing date – Midnight Sunday 17th August 2025
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview in the week commencing 1st September 2025.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
Insurance Officer (Finance/Motor) - Job Profile
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.