Lead Payments & Reconciliation Officer

Doe Park Water Activities Centre; Bradford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Council is seeking a motivated, organised Corporate Payments & Control Officer to join the Revenues, Benefits and Customer Service team. You will handle processing and reconciliation of millions of pounds across BACS, CHAPS, Faster Payments, Card Payments and Cheques, using multiple systems.

Fluency in English and a high level of numeracy, literacy and accuracy are essential. The role involves ensuring accurate allocation of payments and handling various payment types, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Fluent in English.
• High level of numeracy, literacy and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Process and reconcile multiple BACS Direct Debit, Auddis Direct Debit Mandates and Direct Credit files.
• Process and reconcile BACS Direct Credit recalls and rejections, Direct Debit rejections, Direct Debit Indemnity Claims, Council Tax and Business Rates refunds and Card Payment refunds and charge backs.
• Process Faster Payment/CHAPS requests.
• Investigate bank credits with missing references to correctly allocate them; individual payments often exceed millions of pounds.

Job description

Bradford Council is seeking a motivated, organised Corporate Payments & Control Officer to join the Revenues, Benefits and Customer Service team. You will handle processing and reconciliation of millions of pounds across BACS, CHAPS, Faster Payments, Card Payments and Cheques, using multiple systems.

Fluency in English and a high level of numeracy, literacy and accuracy are essential. The role involves ensuring accurate allocation of payments and handling various payment types, with a focus on