Credit Control Assistant - Norwich, United Kingdom - Norfolk County Council
Description
**Permanent Contract | 22.2 hours per week | £26,421 to £28,770 per annum (pro rata for part time) (Grade F) | NorwichCredit Control is a shared service providing a debt recovery service for invoiced income raised by departments across Norfolk County Council (NCC).
The team is part of Finance Exchequer Services under the Finance directorate. The post holder requires excellent customer service and communication skills. The ability to negotiate and secure payment for monies owed to NCC. To build effective working relationships with both our customers and colleagues across the authority. To work in line with NCC's Debt Recovery Policies and procedures.
Norfolk County Council operate a hybrid working policy, meaning regular attendance in the office will also be necessary as part of this role.
We are looking for people with first class customer service skills and experience of working with the public to join Norfolk County Council as Credit Control Assistants.
Working as part of a fast-paced team, you'll help with the process of securing income, engaging with individuals to agree repayment solutions that work for all parties.
To be considered for the position, you'll need some form of experience in a customer-facing role where you are regularly dealing with members of the public.
If you've worked in a local government setting before that would be great, but more important is your professional approach to customer service, your ability to communicate clearly and your capacity to manage conversations which can sometimes be challenging in nature.
You'll need to be able to manage your workload and prioritise accordingly, and you'll be comfortable interpreting and understanding complex regulations and legislation.
You will be working with vulnerable people and must be able to quickly highlight any safeguarding concerns.
The core focus of this role is to engage with those who owe money to Norfolk County Council, with a major focus on securing income relating to Adult Social Care costs.
You'll need to work to build an understanding of each situation, negotiating repayment solutions and supporting individuals to help find solutions.
You'll need to keep up to date with a broad range of legislation and understand the council's responsibility to safeguard individuals.
As well as working closely with members of the public, you'll also collaborate with your team, Credit Control Officers, Legal Services, and wider services across the organisation.
Our Credit Control team sits within our Finance Exchequer Service, which provides high quality support to customers through the provision of financial and HR transactional services.
With a broad remit that encompasses a multitude of different functions, Finance Exchequer Services are involved in everything from supporting service users and managing financial responsibilities, to provision of payroll and pension administrations services.
We know we're asking for a lot, but in return we think we have a lot to offer.There's the role itself, where you will play a key role in helping people understand their financial situation and responsibilities, working with vulnerable people to reach positive outcomes.
Then there's the working environment here, where we put work-life balance at the forefront and offer flexible, smarter working arrangements, all underpinned by leading edge technology.
If you're still reading, and you think you have what it takes, then we would love to hear from you.
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.
**Job description and person specification
You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- Health and Wellbeing services including fasttrack physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexitime, part time, remote and hybrid working dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Gove
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