Exchequer Officer

**Exchequer Officer (Accounts Payable**)

Enfield Council

Scale 6

**Salary**: £32,925 - £35,031

Location: Enfield, London

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a desire to be part of a team driving success.

Are you an articulate, experienced finance individual who wants to work for a service that puts customers first and who strives for success? Are you passionate about combining a high level of customer service whilst delivering challenging performance targets?

The first two positions are based in Enfield Councils Exchequer Service, responsible for the financial administration of the Councils Direct Payments Scheme. The Team is responsible for the administration of prepaid cards, payment of personal budgets, audit and monitoring of account activity, and providing front line support to customers in relation to all financial aspects of the Scheme.

The third position is also based in Enfield Councils Exchequer Services. The team is responsible for the Purchase to Pay service, ensuring that the P2P systems are maintained and support to users is provided, to ensure the Council can purchase and pay suppliers.

Key responsibilities:

- Audit and monitoring of bank account activity.
- Frontline support to internal and external customers
- Ensuring customers are paid promptly.
- Administration of prepaid cards

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- Maintaining the Councils supplier file
- Creating new or amending existing supplier records, including conducting stringent checks to ensure accurate verification and compliance with Contract Procedure Rules
- Providing end user support with purchasing and paying suppliers
- Knowledge of Direct Payments of Accounts Payable functions
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong numerical and analytical skills, including interpreting detailed and complex financial information.
- Ability to prioritise workloads and work to tight deadlines.
- Exceptional customer services skills and experience

Contact Details

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. Thats why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, wed love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click **here **to find out more.

**Why it's great to work for Enfield Council**:

- An excellent pension through the **Local Government Pension Scheme** (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month paid sabbatical for Childrens Social Workers