Assistant Finance Officer

Staffordshire County Council; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 30.000 - 37.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid working

Zusammenfassung

Staffordshire County Council is seeking an Assistant Finance Officer within ACFS to support the delivery of Adult and Children's Financial Services priorities. The role involves accurate processing of Social Care charges, billing recipients and payments to providers, and maintaining system records.

The vacancy is full-time and temporary until 31/05/2027, with hybrid working requiring one day in Stafford and some remote work.

Qualifikationen

• The minimum criteria include good communication skills and ability to develop effective working relationships.
• Ability to proactively provide excellent customer service.
• Ability to deliver accurate and timely completion of work.
• Competency in using multiple computer systems.
• Excellent numerical skills and attention to detail.

Aufgaben

• Process Adult Social Care charges accurately and timely.
• Bill charges to care recipients and payments to care providers, manage system records and liaise with financial representatives.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Numerical accuracy

Customer service

Multi-system competency

Attention to detail

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic people to join ACFS as Assistant Finance Officers. It is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy, fast paced department. Adult and Children's Financial Services (ACFS) support the delivery of the following Staffordshire County Council priorities:

Staffordshire County Council Priorities

• To offer support at times of crisis to help people maintain their independence
• That people know what to expect from care services, who is eligible and who will pay
• There are quality and affordable care services available to meet people's needs

ACFS is a pivotal part of the Adult and Children Social Care Pathways, responsible for facilitating and overseeing the payment to providers of Adult and Children's Social Care and for the collection of client contributions in accordance with Care Act 2014 and local policy. Adult Social Care covers people receiving care in their own house (non-Residential) or people who are living in a care home (Residential).

Vacancies

• 2 x Full time temporary until 31/05/2027, 37 hours per week vacancy for an Assistant Finance Officer within ACFS.

This role is hybrid working where you will need to attend our office in Stafford (currently one day a week plus occasional meetings) and more often, working from home.

Main Responsibility

• This role is principally responsible for the accurate and timely processing of Adult Social Care charges.
• This involves accurate billing of charges to care recipients and payments to care providers, managing system records and liaison with financial representatives.

The minimum criteria that will be used to shortlist for this role will be:

• good communication skills and ability to develop effective working relationships.
• ability to proactively provide excellent customer service.
• ability to deliver accurate and timely completion of work.
• competency in using multiple computer systems.
• excellent numerical skills and attention to detail.

An understanding of social care and charging would be beneficial but isn't essential as training will be provided, as well as ongoing support and development.

The core of who we are as an organisation.

Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively. Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy: We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire