Finance AR Administrator
| Posting date: | 02 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 March 2026 |
| Location: | leicestershire, LE3 8RA |
| Company: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6909 |
Summary
Organisation: EMSS Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Fixed Location worker County Hall
Salary: £25,995 - £26,409 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 18.5 Hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term to 31st March 2027
Closing Date: 8th February 2026
Interview Date(s): TBC
About the Role
We are looking to appoint to a Finance Support Assistant to support Adult Social Care (ASC), working within the ASC Debt and Closures Team.
The role is to undertake the affordability checks relating to the re-designed and improved Third-Party Top Up fees for Residential care homes. (For information a Third-party payment does not fall to the person in residential to pay, this has to be paid by a third party).
The role is to review the results of the affordability checks to determine if the charge is affordable and sustainable based on the financial information provider by the third party.
You will be client-driven, understand the fundamentals of finance, be motivated to deliver change, have strong customer service skills. IT skills are essential, particularly Excel, to this role and the ability to communicate effectively in writing, face to face and by telephone including being able to manage challenging conversations.
About You
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, focused and committed to:
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification Or Equivalent level of relevant experience
- The use of ICT systems, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Access
- Attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and quality
- Ability to effectively resolve general queries by liaising with internal and external colleagues
- Ability to handle general telephone queries efficiently and professionally
- Planning and organisational skills, with the ability to work on own initiative
- Good numerical skills and customer care
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Ismail Sheikh - Senior Legal Case Handler
Telephone: 0116 3050370
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or
Karen Dann, Operations and Business Change Manager
Telephone 0116 3053175
To contact me by email, please click here
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal:https://emss.org.uk/support
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