Disbursement Assistant - Leeds, United Kingdom - Skills For Care
Description
Job Title:
Disbursement Assistant, Workforce Development Fund (WDF)
Department:
Finance, Procurement, Disbursements and Compliance (FPDC)
Location:
Leeds Office based [currently working from home]
Job status:
Fixed Term until 31st March 2024
Hours:
Part time, 31hrs per week. Working pattern to be agreed.
Salary:
£20,226.58 per annum (£23,488.92 per annum full time equivalent)**
Closing Date: 5pm on 5th July 2023
The team
The Finance, Procurement, Disbursements and Compliance (FPDC) team forms part of Corporate Resource in Skills for Care.
The FPDC team is a flexible, responsive and solution focused team that oversees all financial functions and ensures that all of our procurement and disbursement activities are done in a fair and equitable manner that follows the relevant legislations and good practice whilst also following strict guidelines laid down by our primary funders.
The role
Working as part of the FPDC team you will work to support the FPDC Officer to assist with the disbursal of the WDF IE and PA by:
- liaising with social care employers who claim the fund
- resolving queries in a timely manner
- checking reports generated from a database to determine what level of payment can be made and updating local records as necessary to provide a clear audit trail of decisions reached
- providing financial details to ensure accurate payments are made to grant holders
- ensuring data is saved accurately to reflect the final payment decision and advising applicants accordingly of the outcome
- conduct periodic sampling checks to ensure that funding has been claimed and paid out following appropriate governance and that evidence is available to justify claim
- managing the relevant outlook inbox for the fund (IE and PA inbox)
Requirements of the role
The successful applicant will be able to:
- demonstrate significant experience of working effectively within a team environment
- work to defined processes whilst being flexible and adaptable to change
- show an excellent eye for detail with attention to accuracy and detail whilst being able to work methodically
- time manage and prioritise their workload, considering that often-competing issues require resolution, achieving deadlines to satisfaction of the Business requirements and the end-customer
- show that they have excellent administration and organisational skills
- deal with routine enquiries with minimum escalation
- quickly learn and be knowledgeable on other elements of the Skills for Care offer and be able to advise and signpost appropriately
- demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels
- If you are interested in this role please visit the website for the full job description.
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