Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for a local authority in Nottingham for a Payments Assistant to join their team. Please find a description of the role below.
Key Responsibilities
- Adherence to Standards and Confidentiality: Perform finance and clerical tasks in line with established business standards and processes, ensuring confidentiality and safeguarding.
- Handling Purchase Orders and Invoices: Create, process, and review purchase orders and invoices, ensuring they align with Financial Regulations, departmental procedures, and statutory guidelines.
- Resolving Queries: Address and resolve queries from suppliers, service users, external agencies, organizations, and staff related to the role.
- Processing Payments and Recovering Overpayments: Manage payments and recover overpayments from internal carers using specialized IT software.
- Conducting Financial Assessments: Perform financial assessments for carers eligible for specific allowances.
- Providing Advice and Guidance: Offer advice and guidance to both internal and external customers within the scope of your role.
- Maintaining Information Systems: Ensure the effective upkeep of both manual and computerized information systems, focusing on efficient and timely processing of financial data, reports, statistics, and management information.
- Accountancy and Reconciliation: Perform accountancy tasks and reconcile accounts
Key Accountabilities
- Accuracy and Quality of Information: Ensure that all information handled or produced by the post holder is accurate, reliable, and of high quality, reflecting the standards required by the role.
- Process Compliance: Monitor and ensure that all relevant processes are followed correctly. If any discrepancies or non-compliance issues are identified, promptly alert the appropriate manager to maintain adherence.
- Adherence to Policies and Regulations: Ensure that all actions and decisions are in line with corporate policies and financial regulations, safeguarding the integrity of financial and administrative operations.
- Operational Support: Work in an efficient and effective manner to support the smooth operation of services, contributing to the overall functionality and success of the department or organisation.
If you are interested in the role, or know anyone who may be, please contact Marc at Service Care Solutions on or email .
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.
If you have any questions or queries, please don't not hesitate to ask.