Finance Assistant

Grantrow Recruitment are looking for a Finance Assistant to work in the Childrens Commissioning Department to provide effective and accurate payment of �33 million of Childrens' Commissioning transactions (invoices) per year, ensuring that Providers are accurately paid and other Agencies invoiced.

Benefits of a Finance Assistant

• Weekly Pay
• Rewards App
• Hybrid Working
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays

Details of a Finance Assistant

• Duration: 12 weeks
• Salary: �16.92 per hour
• Working Hours: Mon - Fri 37 hours per week
• Hybrid working,plus 1 day in office every two weeks (Location Huntingdon)

Job Description of a Finance Assistant

• Accurate loading of all Children's Commissioning packages onto the Commitments Record to ensure that accurate billing and payments are made.
• To ensure that other Agencies contributions are recorded correctly and invoices generated, either electronically or manually in a timely way.
• Ensure that all financial data is recorded in a consistent and accurate way across all systems.
• Provide financial statistics to relevant managers as requested in order to comply with CCC regulations.
• Ensure duties are undertaken with due regard to the Council's financial regulations, national charging guidance, and departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensure all invoices, bills and other charging correspondence sent to other Agencies (and/or their representatives) are accurate, meet quality standards and adhere to agreed processes.
• To ensure all suppliers/creditors are set up correctly so that payments are generated correctly.
• Loading block contract payments to the system in a timely manner.
• Loading of manual payments to the system in a timely manner.
• Sending and monitoring the return of purchase orders.
• Dealing with and resolving Provider queries including the ceasing of provision.
• To be proactive in dealing with provider/client queries either around payments made or charges applied.
• Record, investigate and sensitively resolve Provider enquiries, referring complex matters to line manager for advice or re-allocation as appropriate.
• Managing the process for all services.
• Ensuring that accurate details are loaded onto the system.
• Assisting with the testing and implementation of new payment processes, system and ways of working.
• Highlight and investigate issues in relation to Debt providing a resolution where possible.
• Support the collection of all charging income owed to the Council, having due regard to the Council's Debt Recovery Policy and internal debt recovery processes.
• Assist with monitoring and/or management of budgets in accordance with County council financial processes, systems and instructions as necessary. Ensure that County Council financial processes and systems are complied with.
• Undertake financial support duties as required to support the efficient delivery of duties