We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Sefton to assist with the appointment of a Payments and Billing Officer, on a 2-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration. Rate of Pay: £16.32 - £21.44 per hour Summary: To assist the Senior Payments & Billing Officer on a day to day basis, with the overall management of the Payments & Billing team, and to undertake a range of operational transactional tasks and responsibilities. Responsibilities: To support the Senior Payments & Billing Officer in the management, organisation and co-ordination of the Payments & Billing team, including prioritising and allocating work and delegating tasks. To assist in the regular supervision of staff up to and including those at Grade D, ensuing that Council policies and procedures are followed. To ensure that all financial transactions are undertaken effectively and within agreed timescales, and where there is an accrual of debt that these are regularly monitored and appropriate action is instigated. To ensure that all budget records are properly kept, financial transactions carried out where necessary and reports prepared and maintained. To attend meetings, as necessary, to represent the Payments & Billing team or authority, as appropriate. Qualifications: Relevant Academic and/or Professional Qualification or equivalent experience/skills. Experience Required: Experience of supervising, supporting, motivating and developing staff. Experience of dealing with financial records and systems, manual and computerized. Experience of compiling budgetary information for reports and statistics. Abilities and Skills: Ability to plan and effectively, supervise the work of teams and individuals, setting objectives and targets and desired outcomes and managing competing prioritises. Ability to work in partnership at all levels, including negotiating, communicating and working collaboratively with internal/external organisations to achieve outcomes. Ability to operate effectively with a high workload, delivering to expectation and deadlines. Please note: You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice. You should have right to work in U.K Disclaimer : Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important : We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. RQ1532991