Transactional Service Officer – up to 2 Jobs

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Kirklees
Corporate Strategy, Commissioning & Public Health
Finance, Transactional Services
Finance
37
2
Huddersfield - currently working from home
Temporary
Up to 12 months
Grade 7

£27,334 - £28,770

This position, is temporary for up to 12 months, however, there is a possibility the position could be extended or made permanent pending resourcing changes and budget at the end of the initial temporary period.

This role is part of the HD-One Shared Service Centre. We provide support in payroll and personnel administration, business intelligence, organisation structure management, procurement, financial accounting, accounts payable and debt management.  With one team we can provide best practice processes and systems.  The HD-One Shared Service Centre is always looking for better and smarter ways to work to ensure that a wide range of services drive through transactional efficiencies and provide value for money  in accordance with customer need, Council priorities and legislative requirements.   

This role will process the delivery of payroll, accounts payable and debtor management transactions on behalf of the authority and its external clients. You will report directly to, and be supported by, a HD-One Senior Transactional Services Officer.  

Supporting a range of both internal and external clients/customers in a highly customer focused environment; you will be the first point of contact for customers.  

Working as part of a team, you’ll provide a flexible, timely and responsive transactional service through a range of deadline driven, IT system based, duties. These functions include: 

  • Employee Services Payroll & Personnel Administration – Payroll input, setting up new starters, changes to existing employees, administering additional payments and issuing contracts of employments. 
  • Finance Services – handling income and debtor management to customers of the Council, invoice automation and payment of invoices, loading bank statements to SAP, managing journal transactions, and financial input to general ledger. 

You will have knowledge and experience of maintenance and administration in at least one area of SAP functionality as well as experience in a finance related function.  Strong IT skills to support working with packages such as Word, Excel and Access as well as specific IT packages is also essential.

In order to be shortlisted for this job please demonstrate how you meet the Person Checklist as detailed on the attached Job Profile

Richard Hirst is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

If you are internal and want to apply for this job as a secondment you must be a substantive employee of the Council with over 6 months continuous service and have successfully completed your probation period.

Applications for secondments will only be accepted if approved by your manager, you will be asked to confirm on your application form that you have the relevant permission. If you are refused permission to apply for a secondment, please contact HR Recruitment to register the refusal.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

06 December 2020, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.