R2R82 Finance Officer Income
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Job Location:
Southend on Sea - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Your New Organisation
Southend on Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend.
Working for Southend on Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovate environment with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work life balance. As a Unitary Authority we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services transport public health and parks through to planning trading standards community safety and education so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work learn and make a difference.
Your new role
We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our team on a full-time 4 months fixed-term contract offered under a hybrid working this role you will manage your own caseload carrying out debt recovery for outstanding monies owed to the Adult Social Care department. You will maintain accurate computerised records of communications and payment commitments in line with departmental and corporate debt policies and procedures.
A key responsibility will be ensuring the accuracy and integrity of accounting systems while complying with the Data Protection Act. You will liaise effectively with service users and their families providers Southend Council staff and other agencies to collect monies owed. Additionally you will investigate and respond to queries promptly providing helpful and courteous support throughout.
What youll need to succeed
To be successful in this role previous experience of working within a credit control or debt collection team is essential. It is also essential that you have strong communication and interpersonal skills as you will be liaising with various stakeholders.
You need to have good levels of numeracy and possess the ability to analyse financial data. You need to be able to work on your own as well as be part of a team and you must be able to manage your own workload. Ability to use various MS packages especially Teams and Excel is vital to be successful in this role.
What youll get in return
When joining the council you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training. A full list of benefits provided by Southend Council can be viewed on the Why Work For Us tab.
What you need to do now
If you are interested in this role please click apply online to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
If you would like a copy the Job Description please Click Here
Please note: Applications for this vacancy may close prior to the date advertised above so you are advised to apply as soon as you are able to.
The Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications regardless of race sex disability sexual orientation gender reassignment marital or civil partner status pregnancy or maternity age or religion or belief.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Accounting Software
- Accounting And Auditing
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Reconciliation
- Computer Data Entry
- Cooperate risk management
- Accounting & Finance
- Collection And Recovery
- Account Management
- Cash Management
- Communication
- Conflict Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Telephone Skills
- Customer Relationship
