Job Title: Finance Officer
Starting Salary: £30,559 progressing to £33,366
Hours: 37.0
Location: Stevenage
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Adult Care Services
About the team
The Client Finance Team deals with the financial affairs of 560 people who require an appointee or deputy to act on their behalf. You will be part of a team responsible for how the Client Finance Team performs, meeting standards set by the Court of Protection and the needs of Adult Care Services for an efficient team that delivers in a timely and professional manner.
The Client Finance Team provides support to social work professionals who are working with individuals needing help managing their finances – opening bank accounts, making benefit claims, paying bills, and arranging personal spending. This involves strong communication skills as you will work with internal and external stakeholders such as banks, the Department of Work and Pensions, the Court of Protection, solicitors, landlords, and utility companies.
You will be committed to delivering a high-quality service in a demanding role and need to be fully up to date with all IT skills required or have the proven ability to learn them quickly, including technical financial data and a good understanding of welfare benefit provision and case recording systems.
About the role
* Supporting, advising, monitoring, and developing the Finance Assistants within the Client Finance Team
* Responsible for monthly reports and stats within the Client Finance Team
* Managing team projects such as consolidation of cases and deceased cases
* Delivering financial support, undertaking administrative tasks, and carrying out transactional processes accurately and efficiently within the team as required
* Making payments and dealing with people’s accounts
* Managing monthly reconciliations
* Producing invoices for appointee/deputyship fees within the Client Finance Team
* Completing annual OPG supervision fees
* Ensuring that HCC’s financial and legal duties are carried out carefully and sensitively for specific individuals
About you
* Experience of working in a financial team
* Evidence of strong ICT skills including Excel
* Knowledge of SAP or other equivalent systems
* Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing, with the ability to establish strong relationships
* Self-motivated and able to work in a demanding environment
* Ability to work as part of a team and individually
* Support Senior Finance Officer with any required tasks
* Excellent time management and organizational skills
* Experience of supporting junior staff
* Willing to work toward professional accreditation
This job role is within the Business Support Services, level BUS8 job profile. Please locate this via the relevant website.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact us.
Interview Date: week commencing 10 February 2025
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps) and includes any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert/job profile to allow the panel to fully recognize your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to provide more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Additional information
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role requires a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. For those whose language is a signed language, the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required.
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