Main purpose of job:
To provide professional, customer focused, efficient and effective financial transactional services to a range of stakeholders. To work with officers across the Council to ensure that appropriate financial controls are in operation including high volume and /or high value transactions. Ensuring all receipts or payments are dealt with professionally and in accordance with Audit recommendations and Financial Regulations.
Duties and responsibilities
1To contribute to a first class Financial Transactional Service processing payments coming in and going out of the Council.
2To be able to work to strict deadlines and timetables
3Responsible for making and receiving payments to/from a wide variety of debtors and creditors
4To contribute to the delivery of a wide range of financial processing functions by inputting data, validating data, analysing evidence and maintaining accurate and detailed records
5To liaise with internal stakeholders across the Council (including, but not limited to, budget holders, team leaders and social workers) to ensure smooth running of the Financial Transactional Service
6To liaise with, and provide good customer service to, external stakeholders (including, but not limited to, foster carers, suppliers of goods and services, PPF providers and other debtors and creditors) to facilitate the payment of invoices and / or the collection of payments. This should include taking a proactive approach to resolving any discrepancies.
7To control and report on sensitive financial data, understanding appropriate levels of confidentiality and to operate accordingly.
8To carry out regular reconciliations of financial records
9To be recognised as technically proficient on a wide range of financial systems including an understanding of system interfaces.
10To provide good general ad hoc and regular advice, relating to the transactional services function, to a range of internal and external customers, e.g. Council budget holders, junior members of staff, vulnerable service users and schools.
11To understand legislative requirements, including HMRC and accounting codes of practice, standards and guidance and other related statutory and non-statutory guidance and to be able to apply this accurately within own work area.
12To understand the council's financial regulations and be able to work within these.
13To be prepared to adapt and contribute to new Council policies and procedures as required.
14To participate in training and skills development programmes as appropriate and take a pro-active approach to personal development.
15Contribute effectively to team, divisional and inter directorate working groups where required.
16To be able to work under minimal supervision and proactively identify the need for additional or refined information and to prepare accordingly without instruction.
Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
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