Finance Officer

3 weeks ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Leeds City Council Full time

Finance Officer - Grade C3

**Internal vacancy. Applications will only be considered from existing Leeds City Council employees.**

***Finance Officer - Financial Assessments Team**

**Permanent - 37 hours per week**

Would you like to be part of something bigger and join us in our ambition to become the Best City, working together as a Team for Leeds. Do your values match ours and do you have something to offer?

Leeds City Council delivers over 500 different services to residents and is dedicated to bringing the benefits of a prosperous, vibrant and attractive city to the people of Leeds. This is a fantastic time to join us.

**Benefits of working with us**:
We pride ourselves on offering the best employee experience, with a genuine commitment to keeping our colleagues safe and well at work. You can expect great benefits whilst working for us including:

- a competitive pay progression structure including generous employer pension contributions
- flexible career paths with tailored personal and professional development
- support for you, your home and your family including personal, and financial support

**The Service**:
Adults Operational Services Team provides several services including financial assessments to ascertain financial assistance for care services provided, invoicing of assessed client financial charge for non-residential services, Deputyship and Estate Management, Audit of Direct Payments and Payment of invoices for Home Care provision.

The Financial Assessments Team carry out financial assessments, for people receiving care and support in the community, to calculate the level of financial assistance they qualify for towards the costs of their care and support from Leeds City Council. Officers' role is to conduct financial assessments using evidence provided by the client (or financial representative) in line with the Council’s charging policy and the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations (2014).

**The person**

We are looking for a highly motivated person with good experience of working with IT systems and some of knowledge of Welfare Benefits, however this is not essential. They must be a team player who is committed to continuous improvement. Someone who is willing to work within the policies and guidelines to maximise income to the local authority.

Are you able to work independently with mínimal supervision and prioritise your workload on a daily basis? If so, we want to hear from you

**The Role**

You will be working in a busy Operational Finance Department, carrying out financial assessments for people receiving services in the community. The successful applicants will be required to complete complex financial assessments on a daily basis.

Ideally the successful applicant should have experience in dealing with customers either face-to-face or over the telephone. Be able to deal with clients or their representatives in a sensitive manner, whilst ensuring Information Governance legislation is followed at all times. You will also liaise with officers from various departments throughout the Council and other outside agencies.

You will need to have the ability to interpret all types of legislation and financial policies connected to this position. You will need to possess good problem solving and decision-making skills.

Applicants will need to be able to work on their own initiative, without close supervision, to tight deadlines, and must be able to keep accurate records and be able to use a variety of computerised systems. You will have strong organisational skills, being able prioritise work with frequent interruptions.

You will be motivated and a critical thinker with the ability to understand the needs of your customers. You will have excellent communication skills and be a team player. The ability to work harmoniously with others to achieve your personal goals, the goals of the team and that of the service.

For a full list of responsibilities for the post please see the attached job specification.

If you have any queries or would like to arrange an informal conversation, **please contact Debbie Talbot on 0113 3788456**

**We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.**

**We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the communities we serve. Leeds City Council is an Inclusive employer, ranked 70 on the Stonewall top 100 employers 2023 list. We are also an Age friendly employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident leader.**

**This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

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