Payments and Billing Officer
| Posting date: | 24 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £16.82 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 August 2025 |
| Location: | Sefton, Liverpool |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Brackenberry Limited |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | RQ1567794 |
Summary
We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Sefton MBC to assist with the appointment of a Payments and Billing Officer, on a 2-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: £16.82 - £21.94 per hour
Summary:
The Payments & Billing Officer will support the Senior Payments & Billing Officer in managing the day-to-day operations of the Payments & Billing Team. The role involves overseeing financial transactions, supervising team members, ensuring compliance with council procedures, and maintaining accurate financial records. The officer will contribute to effective service delivery, foster inter-agency partnerships, and ensure a strong customer focus.
Responsibilities:
Support the Senior Officer in managing the team, including prioritising, allocating, and delegating tasks.
Supervise staff (up to Grade D), ensuring adherence to Council policies and performance standards.
Oversee timely and accurate financial transactions and monitor debt accruals.
Maintain budget records and prepare financial reports.
Represent the team in internal and external meetings.
Experience:
Experience supervising and supporting staff.
Experience delivering customer-focused services.
Experience working in partnership with various stakeholders and agencies.
Requirements:
Relevant academic or professional qualification or equivalent skills/experience.
Proven track record managing financial records (manual and electronic).
Skilled in preparing budget reports and statistics.
Competency in IT systems, including contribution to their development.
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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Rate of Pay: £16.82 - £21.94 per hour
Summary:
The Payments & Billing Officer will support the Senior Payments & Billing Officer in managing the day-to-day operations of the Payments & Billing Team. The role involves overseeing financial transactions, supervising team members, ensuring compliance with council procedures, and maintaining accurate financial records. The officer will contribute to effective service delivery, foster inter-agency partnerships, and ensure a strong customer focus.
Responsibilities:
Support the Senior Officer in managing the team, including prioritising, allocating, and delegating tasks.
Supervise staff (up to Grade D), ensuring adherence to Council policies and performance standards.
Oversee timely and accurate financial transactions and monitor debt accruals.
Maintain budget records and prepare financial reports.
Represent the team in internal and external meetings.
Experience:
Experience supervising and supporting staff.
Experience delivering customer-focused services.
Experience working in partnership with various stakeholders and agencies.
Requirements:
Relevant academic or professional qualification or equivalent skills/experience.
Proven track record managing financial records (manual and electronic).
Skilled in preparing budget reports and statistics.
Competency in IT systems, including contribution to their development.
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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