Finance Officer - Dacorum District, United Kingdom - Hertfordshire CC

Hertfordshire CC

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Dacorum District, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Advert Information Job Title**:
Finance Officer

Location:
Apsley, Hemel Hempstead

Starting Salary:
£21,575 with the opportunity to progress to a maximum of £24,054 (pro rata for part-time)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: 10 months fixed term till the end of March 2024

Diversity:
We are an inclusive employer and value a diverse workforce

Job Duties:

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Finance Officer to join the Older People and Sensory services for the West Hertfordshire catchment area.

We are looking for a hardworking, organised and self-motivated individual who will work with various internal stakeholders to support our client debt related services as the demands continue to increase

Working as part of a team you will share the responsibility of carrying out early prevention work to ensure income generation and resolve finance and debt recovery issues.

The role will include of activities such as.

Inputting of data and data cleansing on our debt management systems
Communicating with service users and/or their representatives to discuss initial early debt cases
Assisting the team's Officers in dealing with complex debt

We are looking for a confident individual, capable of using their own initiative and completing tasks within deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Ideally, you will have some awareness or willingness to learn about our client group.

You will also need to be an excellent communicator, both written and verbal, with the ability to change your approach depending on the audience.

This is vital given you will have contact with many internal and external stakeholders. You will also be highly motivated, enthusiastic and organized to provide administrative support to the Business Support Team.

You will need to possess:

Good communication skills, both written and verbal
High level of numeracy
Good organisational skills and an ability to prioritise own workload
Ability to work to procedures and guidelines
Flexibility and problem solving
Selfmotivated, professional, and approachable
Willing to undertake a variety of finance/administrative tasks, operating within departmental policies and procedures.

Working for Hertfordshire County Council, you will receive a generous annual leave entitlement plus paid bank holidays. We offer a comprehensive induction and training programme, career progression opportunities and Local Government Pension Scheme.

Additional Information Closing Date**: 25th June 2023

Interview Date: 30th June 2023

For an informal discussion and more information please contact**:

Stan Williamson (Business Support Team Manager) on

Benefits of working for us:

Flexible Working Arrangements (depending on the role)
Excellent Career Development
Salary Exchange for Additional Benefits
Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions
Shopping Discounts
Support Groups & Wellbeing Schemes

English Fluency:

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).

Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

Job Reference:
HCC23115