Payments and Income Assistant The Payments & Income Assistant will be responsible for processing information activities to ensure accuracy in maintaining financial operating systems undertaking complex checking, coding, and calculations.
They will operate and maintain schedules, records, and systems for work areas, to ensure admin processes are carried out effectively and efficiently to support the Payments & Income team.
They will respond to routine and complex enquiries, both verbally and/or in writing from a wide range of contacts, using judgement in formatting responses so that advice is consistent in accordance with agreed policies and within defined procedures.
This role is ‘Agile’ which means you will be home-based with occasional days at the Portal or HQ offices based on business needs.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Payment and Income Assistant to join our fast paced, well-established Payment & Income team at Cheshire West and Chester Council.
The P & I assistant will report into the Cash Management Supervisor and work alongside a team of Assistants & Administrators within Transactional Services. This is a key role assisting with Income administration for all services, schools, and Council Businesses, including managing, investigating and reconciling financial transactions, assisting with & responding to queries.
If you have experience working in a finance environment, show a clear commitment to team working and a collaborative approach, can demonstrate excellent communication skills, attention to detail and can adapt to changing business needs, then we would love to hear from you. Good IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office are essential.
In return you will be playing your part to make a difference to our colleague experience at a high performing Council. You will also receive 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days annual leave plus bank holidays after 5 years’ service, the ability to work flexibly, and have access to a range of benefits in terms of reward, wellbeing, and development.
Please contact andrew.porter@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk or adam.fowles@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk if you would like more information.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy as soon as we have received enough applications for the role, therefore we encourage you to make your application without delay.
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