Payments Officer

Ceredigion County Council; United States; Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ceredigion County Council is seeking a Payments Officer to join our busy Procurement & Commissioning Service. You will be directly involved in the critical steps of our payment processes, including processing Supplier invoices, updating Creditor accounts, and handling the BACS payment run, plus responding to external supplier and contractor enquiries.

We offer flexible working within a hybrid model, generous annual leave, a pension scheme with 14.6% employer contribution, enhanced family

Responsibilities

• processing Supplier invoices
• updating Creditor accounts
• processing the BACS payment run
• handling external Supplier and Contractor enquiries
• dealing with enquiries from other Services throughout the Council

Job description

We are seeking a Payments Officer to join our busy Procurement & Commissioning Service.

The successful applicant will be directly involved in the critical and varied steps of the Council's payment processes including:

• the efficient processing of Supplier invoices,
• updating Creditor accounts,
• all duties relating to the processing of the BACS payment run,
• handling external Supplier and Contractor enquiries,
• and dealing with enquiries from other Services throughout the Council.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the requirements of the post.

Our offer to you

We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role's key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us.

In exchange for your skills and commitment we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, pension scheme with 14.6% employer contribution, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and wellbeing packages.

More information about our wide-ranging employee benefits can be found here [https://careers.ceredigion.gov.uk/lifeceredigion/].

We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:

• Hybrid Working: Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location.
• Flexi-time: Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.