Payment Officer

3 days ago


Croydon, United Kingdom Croydon Council Full time

**Payment Officer - Children Services - Croydon Council**

**Salary**: Grade 7 (£37,068 - £38,058)

**Fixed Term / Secondment (12m) - 36 hours per week**

Hybrid working

**Job Purpose**

We are looking for multi-skilled, flexible individual with a demonstrable senior level of administration and finance experience.

Reporting into the Children Processing and Payment Team Leads for the Children’s Payment Team, the roles will provide administrative, payments, data support and analytical reporting to busy social work teams, managers and corporate finance department. This role is hybrid working, usually two days a week in office - this could change according to needs of the service.

This role undertake the functions necessary to ensure proper, timely and robust financial processes across Children’s Services including
- Engagement - supplier onboarding & set up

Processing - processing invoices, responding to queries, correcting costs, chasing suppliers for invoices / credit notes

Payment - payment runs, emergency payments, cash payments, savings

Monitoring - compliance monitoring, recharging, accruals and service support

**About You**

**Essential Requirements**

Advanced, accurate use of IT systems, including complex databases.
Excellent organisational and prioritising skills.
Experience of processing payments through various channels.
Ability to work unsupervised, and also contribute to team aims and deadlines.
Commitment to and understanding of Data Protection and Confidentiality.
Excellent customer service skills.
Knowledge of safeguarding children is an advantage, but not essential.
Ability to share the knowledge/expertise between the team members.

**Benefits**
You will be valued for your skills and expertise, supported by the team of experienced professionals, as well as the management at Croydon Council, one of the largest employers in the borough. We also offer:
Highly competitive compensation package

29-31 days (grade equivalent) annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays and option to purchase more

A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%

Continuing Professional Development - genuine opportunities to grow, develop and specialise in your career

Management development programmes

Investment into your wellbeing

Access to Employee Discount scheme with a range of programmes (Cycle Benefit Scheme, GymFlex, Retail Discounts and more)

We promote flexible & hybrid working arrangements where possible to support a healthy work-life balance

**Equal opportunities



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