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Fixed term contract until 31 March 2024 | £21, 575 to £21,968 per annum (Scale D) (pro rata for part time) | 37 hours per week/ 18.5 (Part time) | County Hall, Norwich

We are seeking to recruit 2 Payment Assistants, one full and one part time role on a temporary basis within the Payments Team, Finance Exchequer Services Team.

The Payments Service is a shared service and has responsibility for leading on the Payments Policy and Strategy for the authority. The Payments Service is responsible for making in the region of 450,000 payments per year to over 20,000 suppliers via numerous business systems.

The role of Payment Assistant is to ensure payments are made accurately, timely and according to contractual arrangements. Undertaking appropriate research and communications to ensure correct payments. In addition the role is required to resolve complex supplier and departmental queries

Ideally you will have experience in a Finance environment and will be confident in dealing with customer/supplier queries both pro-actively and promptly.

Knowledge of Financial Systems is preferred and to succeed in this role you must be a team player with the ability to prioritise your workload and work to deadlines. You must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure.

Knowledge of Financial Systems is preferred and to succeed in this role you must be a team player with the ability to prioritise your workload and work to deadlines. You must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure

For an informal discussion please contact Kim Brockhouse – Accounts Payable Lead on 01603 306409. Or Lucy Blythe 01603 223001.

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply see the full job description and person specification in the below link – this will help you to shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.

Job Description and Person Specification

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions .
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
  

Closing date: 18 September 2023