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Job Information
The Finance Officer role is a key role working in Adult Social Care Finance. We are looking to recruit a Finance Officer within The Assessments Team, working along side a Senior Finance Officer, 4 other Finance Officers and a Finance Team Manager. The Assessments Team is a sub team within the Payments, Charging & Governance Section.
The Assessments Team are responsible for the collection of charges for social care service users in Residential and Nursing Care Homes. Finance Officers have an allocation of care homes and they are responsible for sending outcome letters to service users or their financial representatives, to confirm the assessed charge, to set up payment methods, to monitor care charge accounts and to review financial assessment when required.
The post holder must have excellent numeracy and keyboards skills as working quickly and accurately are essential for the role. The volume of work is substantial with target deadline and KPI to be met.
Due to the sensitive nature of the work, conversations with service users or their financial representative may be challenging, therefore the ability to converse at ease is essential for the post.
The position is permanent, working 37 hours per week with flexible working with some constraints e.g. office & duty cover. Full training will be carried out in the office setting followed by a hybrid style of working. The post is based at County Hall, Morpeth.
The salary for the post is Band 4 £24,294 - £25,979
Requirements of the role:
Requirements of the role:
- The post holder must have G.C.S.E in Maths and English (or the equivalent)
- Excellent I.T. skills and experience with Microsoft Office (word and excel) is essential.
- Recent experience in a finance role is desirable but not essential.
Northumberland is world-renowned as a visitor destination and an ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance. There is no better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than on an everyday basis!
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
- Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
- A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available
- Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality
Further information
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.
