Debt Recovery Officer

2 months ago


Newbury, United Kingdom West Berkshire Council Full time

Vacancy Summary
- Employer:

- West Berkshire Council
- Salary:

- From £24,054 to £27,852 Per Annum (Grade F)
- Location:

- Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury
- Contract:

- Permanent
- Working Pattern:

- Full Time
- Hours:

- 37 hours per week.
- DBS Check:

- No
- Closing Date:

- 17/01/2023 at 23:59
- Reference:

- V5052

Vacancy Description

We have an exciting opportunity available in West Berkshire Council’s Accounts Receivable Team, which involves collecting debts owed to the Council from our customers, whilst enhancing the customer experience.

We are looking for a finance professional who has previous debt recovery experience and is
- Proactive and organised
- Methodical with excellent numeracy skills
- Adaptable with the ability to work under pressure

In addition to this you will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and a willingness to collaborate with others to help introduce new innovative working methods and streamline existing processes.

You will have an aptitude and understanding of working with different financial systems and a logical and structured approach to problem solving.

You will be working as part of a small team so it is essential to be a good team player, be self-motivated and be able to motivate others as well as having the ability to maintain personal resilience in response to competing priorities.

West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as flexible working, access to a wide range of relevant training, local government pension scheme, family friendly policies, a range of local discounts and much more. You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days per annum rising to a maximum of 32 days.

**Equal Opportunities**

How to apply

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.



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