Job Introduction
Role Purpose
BCP Council’s Children’s Commissioning Team is responsible for commissioning services that support children, young people and families. We are seeking 2 experienced and highly motivated Finance Officers to join our team and be responsible for coordinating regular payments to external providers.
The role will be demanding but rewarding for the right individual who will be responsible for ensuring that payments are processed effectively and within agreed timescales. Experience of working within a finance environment alongside processing invoices manually and using bespoke financial systems is required.
Candidates need to have excellent administration and communication skills with a track record of working closely with internal and external providers. They should be able to demonstrate experience in finance. It is essential that candidates can work independently with multiple priorities and conflicting deadlines.
If you have the commitment, skills and knowledge to assist us in providing an excellent service, we would be interested in hearing from you.
We’re open to flexible working arrangements and operate a hybrid working environment, with an office at Bournemouth Civic Centre.
If you would like to discuss this post and find out more about this opportunity, please contact Anne Redwood on 01202 123294 or anne.redwood@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Main Responsibilities
To provide administrative support to ensure accurate, efficient and timely payments for children’s services are administered via a range of payment methods including bespoke children’s payment systems, by liaising closely with internal colleagues and Service Providers. To provide support to finance colleagues in the areas of SEND, CHAD and Direct Payments.
- Support the administering of regular and ad hoc payments through bespoke finance systems
- Investigate finance queries from internal colleagues and Service Providers in a professional and timely manner.
- Provide administrative support to the Senior Finance Officers and Direct Payments Support Officer, including maintaining databases and spreadsheets.
The Ideal Candidate
Specific Qualifications and Experience
- A-level qualifications (or equivalent)
- Experience of explaining contractual and financial requirements in a clear manner to members of the public.
- Knowledge of generic financial regulations and payment terms.
- Ability to raise queries and follow through to outcome.
Personal Qualities & Attributes
- Organised with a strong attention to detail.
- Diplomatic and able to deal effectively with potentially difficult situations including excellent customer service skills.
- Willingness to work flexibly and thrive in a pressured environment.
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on our website.
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.
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