Job Introduction
Opportunities have arisen to join our Accounts Receivable team, helping Staffordshire to face the issues currently challenging local government.
Our Accounts Receivable team provides a range of services with the aim of achieving the efficient and effective collection of income and the enablement of good financial management.
These posts have arisen from a revision to the management structure of the service.
One of these posts will lead the Debt Recovery Team, the role of which centres around the timely and effective collection of accounts due. The other will lead our Cash Receipting Team, the post holder having responsibilities for the accurate, timely and efficient recording and allocation of income transactions and the administration and development of payment systems and processes.
For an informal chat about these opportunities please contact our Income Manager, Roland Skelton on 01785 277304 or the Accounting Services Manager, Andy Edwards on 01785 278013
Main Responsibility
- Manage a team of staff including co-ordination of work plans, monitoring performance and identifying appropriate development opportunities.
- Develop and co-ordinate provision of exchequer functions through a team
- Responsible for the efficient operation of the income system support arrangements.
- Provide overall assurances for front line support to users in the business
- Ensure the resolution of queries relating to the income system from all customers
- Offer advice and support to staff on the basic functions of the authority’s financial systems, to ensure efficiency of operational processes.
- Supporting the Income Manager and deputising for them in their absence.
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidates will be a effective team leaders.
Applicants should have at least two years of experience working in a financial function and have a sound knowledge of debt recovery processes and procedures.
They must have good numeric and literacy skills, be effective in their use of spreadsheet and word-processing tools and capable of retrieving and manipulating information for the production of reports.
The role requires the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues across disciplines and to work flexibly and creatively to meet changing priorities.
Applications are welcomed from candidates wishing to work flexible or part-time hours.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
