OOrganisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: £25,188 - £25,590 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 37 Hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 15/12/24
Interview Date(s): 19 & 20/12/24
About the Role
Leicestershire County Council is looking to appoint to a Finance Support Assistant post within Finance Operations (Corporate Resources Department), supporting Adult Social Care (ASC) and Health, working within the Debt Resolution Team.
The role will be integral to our large progressive and diverse team and will work in a fast paced and modern finance environment. To enable the collection of £56m of social care income across thousands of Service Users, and £160m of expenditure per annum to hundreds of social care providers and customers.
As part of the Debt Resolution Team, we want you to be able to support our customers in the best way to resolve debt related issues, and disputes, with this in mind your customer service skills will be key.
We are looking for applicants who enjoy working as part of a vibrant team and in a fast-paced financial environment. You will be client-driven, understand the fundamentals of finance and debt processes and be motivated to deliver change.
This post will provide an excellent opportunity to gain experience and understanding of Local Government Finance by being a member of Corporate Resources, collaborating with key stakeholders and partners across all levels.
About You
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, focused and committed to:
* Work with service areas to identify the root causes of invoice queries and reduce repeated queries that prevent/delay payment
* Agree and arrange instalment repayment plans in line with agreed processes
* Identify non collectable debt with the ability to recognise when strategies have been exhausted and collate write off schedules for processing
* Query management, working directly with customers and service areas to ensure all queries are followed through and resolved within a timely manner
* Build strong working relationships with service areas and customers to aid improved query resolution and timely collection of debts due
* Good IT skills are essential to this role and the ability to communicate effectively in writing, face to face and by telephone including being able to manage challenging conversations
* Strong time management skills with the ability to manage a portfolio of accounts
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Ismail Sheikh, Team Leader
Telephone: 0116 3050370
Email: ismail.sheikh@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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