Payments Officer

Rochdale Borough Council; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Rochdale Borough Council is seeking a Payments Officer within Finance Services. The role supports the Finance Information & Systems Development Manager by delivering robust financial information and ensuring timely creditor payments and statutory returns.

You will contribute to council-wide developments and promote effective use of technology in financial processes. Key duties include supervising day-to-day payments activities, reconciling creditors systems, and maintaining strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• Payments and financial management experience in a large organisation.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver priority work on time.
• Experience of working with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the Payments Team Leader in day-to-day management.
• Deliver creditors payment related work and reconciliations.
• Complete and submit corporate financial and statistical returns.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Deputise for the Payments Team Leader when required.

Skills

Payments experience

Financial management

Stakeholder relationships

Tools

Creditors system

Job description

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Payments Officer within Finance Services.

The role offers the chance to make a real difference to the Borough, directly supporting the Finance Information & Systems Development Manager with ongoing service provision, including financial input into the Services business plans and continuing development of the Finance Service as a trusted business partner.

As well as responsibility for the delivery of accurate and robust financial information to support the Council’s statutory and business critical financial functions (including Budget Setting, Budget Monitoring and Closure of Accounts), the role includes delivery of accurate and robust financial information to support the Council’s statutory and business critical financial functions, including Creditors payment related work, reconciliation work associated with the creditors system, and input into key Service and Council wide developments and to embrace the councils move towards the increased use of technology. With no two days the same, this is the ideal role for an experienced finance professional seeking a new and varied challenge.

Key activities include:

• To support the Payments Team Leader in the day to day management of the Creditors Team.
• The delivery of the following Council processes in accordance with strict statutory deadlines and provide appropriate advice and guidance in respect of:
• Creditors Payment related work.
• Reconciliation work associated with the creditors system.
• Completion and submission of corporate financial and statistical returns.
• Building strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Deputising for the Payments Team Leader as required.

Career Progression

The successful candidates will have a wide support network while they develop into the roll and will be supported to work towards future career progression. (Please see structure chart attached). The Council provides internal training courses such as the Leadership Academy to help staff to continue to develop and gain the necessary skills to progress in their career.

About you

The successful candidate will have payments and financial management experience within a large organisation and the ability to work in a pressurised environment, delivering priority work in a timely and accurate manner and experience of working with senior stakeholders.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff to share this commitment.

At Rochdale Borough Council we are committed to our Values and Behaviours.

Proud of the difference we make

Passionate about the diversities of the Borough

Pioneering and Open in our Approach

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. This means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority; giving you access to our service-related benefits.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer a sponsorship for this role