Finance Assistant – Financial

Job Description

Job title: Finance Assistant – Financial
Job location: East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT, Swale and Maidstone Borough Council
Hours per week: 34
start date: Immediate start
Salary: £11.44 per hour

The main purpose of this job is the recovery of sundry debt and raising invoices to external customers.
Other duties going foward will include the timely payment of creditors, receipting of council income and balancing and processing daily income postings. There will also be routine reconciliations.
There is a team of Finance Assistants delivering the duties outlined but we specifically require sundry debt experience.
Education and Training – education to a minimum of 5 GCSE’s level 4 or above with a specific attitude for Maths and English.
A working knowledge of Microsoft products including Excel, Word and Outlook.
Ability to recognise and handle sensitive and confidential information.
Ability to act on own initiative and to be able to prioritise and manage own workloads to meet tight deadlines.
Effective written, oral and face to face communication skills and good customer service skills.
Experience of working a similar financial role and environment.
Ability to work within a team.
Experience of debtor procedures within a medium to large organisation.
Numerate and ability to work accurately under pressure with minimum supervision.