Job Information
Payables Assistant
Fixed term for 6 months
We have an opportunity to join our Business Operations Centre within the Payables Section. This role will take responsibility for administering the Accounts Payable activities within the Procure to Pay process.
You will ensure Payables systems are maintained effectively and ensure that invoices and payments are processed and paid within agreed timescales.
This is a busy office working with 14 other members of staff, split into two teams. The team is responsible for processing 130k invoices per annum as well as payments to citizens.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and flexible, with excellent IT skills, and who can prioritise responsibilities under pressure.
Your role is to ensure the timely payment of suppliers to the council. You will verify in accordance with prepayment audit requirements, the accuracy of supplier and invoice data relative to goods/services purchased by the council and input into the Accounts Payable system.
You will participate in the daily running of BACS and cheque runs, ensuring transmission deadlines are adhered to and provide a customer-focused service, ensuring that effective working relationships are developed and maintained.
You must have a good standard of general education to NVQ Level 2 standard or equivalent with proven IT skills, including procurement and accounts payable functions and experience of using Microsoft Office, in particular Excel. Experience in a local authority Payables setting, and knowledge of the Oracle E Business Suite Procurement and Payables modules would be desirable.
You will ensure Payables systems are maintained effectively and ensure that invoices and payments are processed and paid within agreed timescales.
This is a busy office working with 14 other members of staff, split into two teams. The team is responsible for processing 130k invoices per annum as well as payments to citizens.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and flexible, with excellent IT skills, and who can prioritise responsibilities under pressure.
Your role is to ensure the timely payment of suppliers to the council. You will verify in accordance with prepayment audit requirements, the accuracy of supplier and invoice data relative to goods/services purchased by the council and input into the Accounts Payable system.
You will participate in the daily running of BACS and cheque runs, ensuring transmission deadlines are adhered to and provide a customer-focused service, ensuring that effective working relationships are developed and maintained.
You must have a good standard of general education to NVQ Level 2 standard or equivalent with proven IT skills, including procurement and accounts payable functions and experience of using Microsoft Office, in particular Excel. Experience in a local authority Payables setting, and knowledge of the Oracle E Business Suite Procurement and Payables modules would be desirable.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:
We have some outstanding benefits and perks 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 – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
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For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes.
For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes.
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.
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For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
