Assistant Finance Officer

Staffordshire County Council; Stafford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Assistant Finance Officer to join their Residential team. This exciting part-time role offers a hybrid working model, allowing you to balance office attendance with remote work. You will play a crucial role in the accurate processing of Adult Social Care charges and payments, ensuring excellent customer service and collaboration with internal stakeholders. If you are detail-oriented, possess strong numerical skills, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you to make a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Healthy work-life balance

Access to rewards and benefits

Qualifications

• Strong communication and customer service skills are essential.
• Attention to detail and numerical skills required for accurate billing.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for processing Adult Social Care charges accurately and timely.
• Provide operational support to Finance Officers and manage system records.

Skills

Good communication skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Attention to detail

Numerical skills

Flexibility

Tools

Computer systems

Job description

Adults' and Children's Financial Services (ACFS) is a pivotal part of the Adult and Children Social Care Pathways. ACFS is 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).

We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic people to join our existing service as an Assistant Finance Officer. It is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy, fast paced team responsible for delivering our payment and billing functions across social care.

We have a part-time 24 hours a week vacancy for a permanent Assistant Finance Officer on the Residential team.

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 Responsibilities

The role is principally responsible for administrative tasks relating to 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.

You will provide operational support to Finance Officers and other colleagues, as well as collaborating with internal stakeholders to continuously improve our processes and provide excellent customer service.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for you to have:

1. Good communication skills
2. The ability to work well in a team and provide excellent customer service.
3. The ability to deliver accurate and timely completion of work.
4. Competency in using computer systems.
5. Excellent numerical skills and attention to detail.
6. The ability to work flexibly to meet business need.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 9th April for shortlisted applicants.

If you require any further information about this role, please contact Robert Outram, Senior Finance Officer at [e-mail]

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

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

Our recruitment process: As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.