Assistant Finance Officer – Exchequer Services

We are working closely with a local authority in Lambeth to assist with the appointment of an Assistant Finance Officer- Exchequer Services, on a 11-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £19.55- £25.77 per hour

Summary:

The Assistant Finance Officer – Exchequer Services is responsible for delivering efficient, customer-focused financial administration and debt recovery services within the Council's Exchequer Services team, with a particular focus on sundry debt collection and accounts receivable. The role provides financial support and advice to Council departments, manages allocated debt portfolios, ensures accurate financial processing, and contributes to effective income collection and financial control.

Responsibilities:

• Manage an allocated portfolio of sundry debt accounts, ensuring timely collection of outstanding debts and effective account resolution.
• Process financial transactions accurately, ensuring all activities comply with financial regulations and maintain a complete audit trail.
• Perform reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, resolve financial queries, and prepare supporting documentation.
• Prepare and analyse financial data, management information, and performance reports using financial systems and spreadsheets.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, fraud prevention measures, and financial governance standards.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with financial legislation, Council policies, GDPR, Health and Safety, and Equal Opportunities requirements.

Qualifications:

• GCSEs (or equivalent) including Mathematics and English.
• Sound knowledge of basic accounting principles and financial procedures.
• Good understanding of finance processes, debt recovery, and accounts receivable.

Essentials:

• Minimum of three years' experience in debt recovery, accounts receivable, or credit control within a local authority, public sector, or comparable commercial environment.
• Experience negotiating repayment arrangements and applying appropriate debt recovery procedures.
• Experience using computerised finance or debt management systems to maintain accurate financial records.
• Experience processing financial transactions, reconciliations, and supporting financial reporting activities.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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