Assistant Accountancy Officer

Location Hertford
Job Type Temporary
Salary Up to £10.55 per hour
Reference MPH/AAC123_1583429960
Duration 2 Months

Guidant are looking for some temporary additional resource to help address a backlog of invoices requiring payment, due to some staff absences and turnover. The role would involve

  • Payment of invoices relating to Children's social care
  • Resolution of invoice queries, including engaging with providers and other departments within the local authority, in order to enable payment
  • Ensuring queries are logged accurately, and ensuring records are kept up to date.
  • Escalating issues within the service as appropriate.

The key qualities we would need are:

  • Strong ICT skills - MS Excel skills essential, and experience of ContrOCC system , or familiar with similar system, preferred
  • Accuracy - processing invoices and recording queries accurately
  • Communication - ability to deal with phone calls and emails from providers in a professional manner, as well as engaging with internal partners as required
  • Organisation - ability to manage and prioritise workload, including escalation where required

Guidant is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.