Finance Officer/ Council Tax Recovery Officer

I am currently recruiting for an Finance Officer/ Council Tax Recovery Officeron behalf of my client, a leading public sector organisation based in Barnsley (S70).

You will provide support to the operational/corporate finance division across a range of functions including Payroll & Pensions, Transactional Finance, Accounts Payable, Social Care Financial Administration, Corporate Income & Debt Collection, Housing Benefits & Council Tax / Business Rates administration, providing excellent customer service and high quality, accurate financial support to internal and external customers.

Duties of the Finance Officer/Council Tax Recovery Officer will include:

• Assist in providing financial services support across a wide range of functions – pay, payments and reconciliation, covering payroll, employee admin, pensions, traded services, payment processing, financial assessments, compliance management, VAT returns, BACS processing, bank reconciliation, income collections, debt recovery, housing benefits, council tax and business rates.
• Navigation of and inputting into the Councils financial management systems to undertake financial administration including payments, transitional processing and reconciliations, processing reliefs discounts and appeals and maintain the integrity of master data.
• Respond to, investigate and resolve complex queries, dealing with complaints and difficult customers ensuring a customer focussed service, keeping them informed of progress and actions.
• Carry out advanced assessments and ensure any changes to legislation are adopted

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience on Academy 
• Experience of Council Tax Recovery
• Experience of working in a Financial Services environment.
• Ability to handle confidential information in a sensitive, efficient and effective manner
• Good organisation and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure, prioritising workloads for the service and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Answer the helpline for Council Tax and Council Tax recovery queries 5 days per week. 

This post is full time 37 hours per week Monday-Friday, 8:45 to 16:15pm, with a pay rate from £12.59 up to £18.53 per hour PAYE. 

The team work on a hybrid working arrangement- 2 days in the office and 3 days from home but any successful candidate can work from home full time if that is the preferred working practice.  

Please apply today for a chance of an immediate interview! 

What Reed can offer you as a temporary employee:

• A dedicated consultant who will act as your key point of contact during and between any  bookings
• Secure & online time sheet system which is quick and easy to use
• A self-service portal to access holiday requests/ Payslips/ P45 at your own leisure 
• A dedicated payroll team 
• Access to free training
• Access to discount club/ healthcare/ reed rewards
• Pension /paid holiday scheme/ maternity benefits
• Contacts for other Reed consultants and divisions
• Opportunities to work with some of the UKs leading employers including local authorities, NHS and local SME's