Finance Officer (Debtors)
| Posting date: | 19 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £26,403 to £31,022 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Local Government Pension Scheme |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 13 March 2026 |
| Location: | Barnstaple, Devon |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | North Devon District Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
To provide a range of finance activities, with particular emphasis on managing and organising an efficient and effective debt and debt recovery system and service.
• To correctly issue sundry debtor invoices in compliance with Council policies and in a timely manner to help maintain the Council’s cash flows
• To ensure correct VAT treatment of supplies
• To monitor system controls to ensure the accuracy of the database
• To correctly process direct debit collections and update audit records
• To undertake debt recovery processes, in accordance with statutory requirements and in line with the Council’s recovery routes and stages. To include reminder letters, telephone calls, instalment reviews and issuing default summons notices
• To submit claims for debts, including costs and interest to HM Courts & Tribunal Services
• Liaise with departments, collection agencies, bailiffs and the courts to resolve payment issues
• To fully document the audit trail of efforts made to settle the debt, through system notes and attachments
• System upgrade and development, develop and implement changes, User acceptance testing and role out to users across the authority
• To undertake commensurate duties in other finance activities as required by the Finance Manager
• To correctly issue sundry debtor invoices in compliance with Council policies and in a timely manner to help maintain the Council’s cash flows
• To ensure correct VAT treatment of supplies
• To monitor system controls to ensure the accuracy of the database
• To correctly process direct debit collections and update audit records
• To undertake debt recovery processes, in accordance with statutory requirements and in line with the Council’s recovery routes and stages. To include reminder letters, telephone calls, instalment reviews and issuing default summons notices
• To submit claims for debts, including costs and interest to HM Courts & Tribunal Services
• Liaise with departments, collection agencies, bailiffs and the courts to resolve payment issues
• To fully document the audit trail of efforts made to settle the debt, through system notes and attachments
• System upgrade and development, develop and implement changes, User acceptance testing and role out to users across the authority
• To undertake commensurate duties in other finance activities as required by the Finance Manager
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