Job Title: Income and Payments Assistant
Location: Chichester
Salary: £22,777 – £24,054
Job Type: Permanent, Full time
About us
Chichester District Council delivers over 80 services to the residents and businesses within the Chichester District, including waste and recycling; planning; environmental health; and housing.
The role:
Our financial services team plays a critical role in helping us to deliver vital services to our residents and businesses and the council has a history of excellent financial management.
Due to a recent restructure, we are looking to strengthen the team to ensure that we continue to be in a strong position to manage the future financial challenges ahead. We’re looking for someone who can help us build on our success and provide better outcomes for those people who need our support.
If you have strong analytical skills, are an excellent communicator, and are a team player, we would love to hear from you. Experience of working within a local authority and using CIVICA Financials or similar is desirable for this role, but not essential, as we will provide full training and support.
We are seeking someone who has the drive and ambition to learn new skills and build a stronger team for the future. So, if you enjoy working with people; have a passion for finding solutions; and want to make a positive difference to people’s lives, then please get in touch.
Key responsibilities
- Scanning of invoices and other documentation with subsequent electronic matching within the intelligence scanning software and the Council’s Financial Management System (FMS)
- Assessing and checking invoice and credit note requests to enable prompt and accurate production of invoices
- Reviewing invoices received by the Council which our FMS has not been able to automatically match to a purchase order, identifying what action is needed and liaising with other departments to resolve invoice / order queries or anomalies
- Checking and authorising changes to supplier details
- Assisting with the collection and receipting of approved incomes due to the Council, accurately and promptly processing transactions recorded on the Council’s bank statements
- Updating control records for completed tasks
- Dealing with day-to-day enquiries.
You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies detailed within this recruitment pack.
Further details on this role can be found within the attachments.
What we can offer you
As well as joining a friendly, dedicated, and hardworking team you will have access to numerous benefits, including:
- Excellent defined benefits Pension Scheme.
- Minimum 25 days holiday going up to 30 days after 5 years (or before with previous service) plus paid Bank Holidays.
- Flexitime (available for most positions) – potential to build up an extra 12 days leave a year.
- Flexible working arrangements including working from home and 9-day fortnight options.
- £10 per month leisure membership at selected Everyone Active centres.
- Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their relatives.
- Cycle to Work Scheme/Car and Cycle Loan Scheme/discounted city centre parking/ Lease Car Scheme.
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives including free health checks and free eye tests.
- Payment of your main professional subscription fee.
- Training and development opportunities – including funding of professional qualification training.
- Staff Awards Scheme.
So, if you enjoy working with people; have a passion for finding solutions; and want to make a positive difference to people’s lives, then please get in touch.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Qualified Accountant, Senior Accounts Assistant, Accounts Manager, Finance Manager, Bookkeeper, Finance Officer, AAT Qualified, AAT Part Qualified, ACCA Qualified, Management Accountant, CIMA, Management Accountancy, Finance will all be considered.
