Payments Assistant - Eastbourne, United Kingdom - Adecco UK

Adecco UK

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Eastbourne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Client

Local Authority in East Sussex

Job Title

Payments Assistant

Pay Rate

£11.39 an hour PAYE

Hours

37 Hours a weeek (Mon-Fri)

Duration

3 Month Contract

Location

St Mary's House - Eastbourne.

1 day per week in the office. 4 days per week from home.

Will need to work in the office 2-3 days whilst training.

Description

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To provide systems support in order to ensure prompt and appropriate payment for services rendered in accordance with County Council policies, processes and procedures and legislative requirements.

KEY TASKS
.Carry out general office duties and administrative tasks as directed e.g. filing, photocopying, date stamping documents, preparing spreadsheets, obtaining information, contributing to reports and returns and dealing with routine correspondence.

.Maintain records and systems for designated service, accurately inputting and retrieving data as required and ensure that entries are kept up to date. Scan invoices and file them efficiently in line with departmental requirements.

.Assist with the correction of errors including checking for any duplicate or over-payments and initiate recovery action.

.To be a point of contact for queries from County Council staff and customers including suppliers and providers and provide a high standard of customer service to ensure that queries are resolved satisfactorily and within a reasonable timescale.

.To ensure data protection and data transit policies are strictly adhered to, raising any concerns with your manager.

.To raise concerns with your manager where there is any potential of financial risk to the County Council.

Process payments in preparation for finalisation and approval for the provision of services commissioned, ensuring appropriate validation and in accordance with defined processes and audit requirement.

To identify suspended or disputed payments and to work collaboratively with service providers in the investigation and resolution these to ensure payment can be made in line with budgetary commitment and efficiently, reporting exceptions as necessary.

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