Finance Co-ordinator PBSS Holding Accounts

You will be working within PBSS who support Direct Payment recipients with their packages. This will involve providing an effective administrative service in the processing of financial activities and information management relating to the Direct Payment recipients. You will be supporting managers and providing management information and reports.

You will establish systems and maintain procedures to manage, monitor and report on PBSS finance processes including financial transactions and returns relating to PBSS payroll or Holding Accounts and Payroll services for customers who access the PBSS payroll service.

You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.

You will be using your purchase ledger skills on Sage Line 50; investigating discrepancies and liaising with other teams to achieve a solution.

• Providing payroll oversight and testing payments match budgets.
• Inputting bank payments and reconciling transactions.
• Managing telephone calls and general office duties.
• Developing the role to meet the needs of the service.

You will be able to work effectively to deadlines as part of a team but also under your own initiative.

You will have a full range of MS Office skills and experience in developing databases and spreadsheets.

A high level of accuracy and attention to detail with a background in accounts, payroll or customer service

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what its like to work at West Northants Council.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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