Our Public Sector client is looking to recruit a Finance Payments and Admin Officer on a Permanent basis. This post will be located in the Corporate Finance - Finance Business Partnering Team and will focus on activities relating to: Schools and Education payments, queries and administration. The role is responsible for: * the management of the schools advances monthly process and support for other education related payments to external organisations. * The collation of monthly schools VAT returns and submission of the information to Corporate Accountancy team for inclusion in the Council’s VAT claim within the deadlines. * The collation of other schools related financial information for monthly, quarterly and year end returns. * Logging and responding to queries raised in a timely manner and escalating issues where appropriate. * Liaison with schools and other third-party organisations. Skills and Experience Required Job Specifics – Skills, Experience Essential: * Working within a finance related environment delivering high quality services * Excellent numeracy and written communication skills * Strong commitment to customer focused service * Experience of dealing with customer queries and taking responsibility of resolving issues * Strong IT/Technical skills, knowledge, specifically excel skills * Finance payments and administration experience * Experience of dealing with high work volumes within tight deadlines * Development of skills and knowledge Desirable: * Advanced excel skills * Accounts payable experience Experience of finance related support or business support roles including numeracy If this role is of interest, then please apply immediately