Reconciliation Officer - London, United Kingdom - Adecco UK

Adecco UK

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

JOB TITLE:

Reconciliation Officer

LOCATION:

Perceval House,

Ealing (Hybrid working)

PAY RATE:
£18.27 hour PAYE

START DATE:
asap

DURATION:
3-month initial contract

Hours:

Full time

DBS:
No
**Driving License Required: No

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

To be responsible for Bacs direct debit transmissions and the download of Bacs reports. Balancing overnight cash postings. Identify and investigate unallocated payments from the suspense accounts. To input and balance non-automated credits and debits. Assist in queries relating to Council Tax, Business Rates and BID (Business Improvement District). Liaise with Banking Services on matters relating to payments.
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Ideal Requirements

Excel Savvy/Data base savvy
Someone able to update databases and records
Admin heavy with a lot of spreadsheet use
Small background dealing with finance would be great
Hybrid working so must be happy to travel to Ealing

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

To gain an understanding of the office computer systems and security procedures, Data Protection Legislation, so that the following duties are carried out accurately and correctly.
To be responsible for the office suspense accounts, ensuring that all items are posted to it are promptly investigated and all steps taken to trace the intended destination. Once identified, that payments are promptly posted to the correct account and adequate, sufficient records are kept, to enable auditors or other appropriate officers to be satisfied that payments have been correctly allocated. To ensure that all required records are kept, and any balancing or other procedures concerned with the running of the suspense accounts are properly and thoroughly carried out.
Liaise with Banks, Building Societies, etc. to identify the intended destination of payments received with insufficient details to be posted to the correct account initially, in accordance with the council's policies. To then post these amounts to the correct account.
Advise the Reconciliation and Cashier's Manager of any observed weaknesses with the computer systems that are leading to payments going into the suspense account, to see if these can be resolved.
To ensure validation of all overnight cash postings on to the council tax, business rates and BID (Business Improvement Districts) systems on a daily basis. To be responsible for maintaining statistical information on all cash received, and to balance all figures to the system generated reports.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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