Payments Assistant | 10624 | Temporary Contract 12 Months | 37 hours per week | £25,989 to £26,403 per annum (Scale D) | County Hall
We are seeking to recruit a Payment Assistant, on a full time temporary basis within the Payments Team, Finance Exchequer Services. The post would involve a combination of working in office and remote working.
The Payments Service is a shared service and has responsibility for leading on the Payments Policy and Strategy for the authority. The Payments Service is responsible for making in the region of 450,000 payments per year to over 20,000 suppliers via numerous business systems.
The role of Payment Assistant is to ensure payments are made accurately, timely and according to contractual arrangements. Undertaking appropriate research and communications to ensure correct payments. In addition, the role is required to resolve complex supplier and departmental queries.
Ideally you will have experience in a Finance environment and will be confident in dealing with customer/supplier queries both pro-actively and promptly.
Knowledge of Financial Systems is preferred and to succeed in this role you must be a team player with the ability to prioritise your workload and work to deadlines. You must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure.
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Relocation expenses (where applicable)
An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
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Redeployment closing date: 4 June 2026 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 18 June 2026 23:59