Finance Officer Debt and Control

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Royal Borough of Greenwich Full time £25,000 - £40,000 per year

The Corporate Debt Team within the Revenues & Debt Service has 2 fixed term contract vacancies for Finance Officers.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a knowledgeable team responsible for the issue and collection of the Council's sundry debts.

Successful candidates will be responsible for undertaking a variety of tasks in connection with the raising and collection of debt along with the maintenance of records in accordance with financial procedures. Responsibilities include raising invoices, liaising with council departments, resolving queries, answering calls via a busy duty line, making contact to obtain payment of outstanding invoices and commencing recovery action if necessary.

Interested Candidates Should

  • have experience of debt recovery
  • have experience of working in a financial environment
  • have excellent written and verbal communication and negotiation skills
  • have a desire to provide excellent customer service and assist those in financial difficulties
  • possess strong IT skills
  • be able to work independently, accurately and meet deadlines

For an informal discussion please contact Sally Mercer
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Diversity Statement:
Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close:
All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close:
Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored:
Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary:
Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values:
Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

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