Job Details

Job introduction

We would like to draw your attention to a vacancy for a Payments Assistant in the Business Operations service. Processing payments to Adult Social Care providers.

Fixed term for: Six months - June 2022 - November 2022

Interview date: 1st June 2022 - online ia MS Teams. If not possible, alternative means will be arranged.

For an informal discussion, please contact Les Vickers (ASC Accounts Payable Lead) - email les.vickers@brighton-hove.gov.uk or Mark Allen (Eclipse Finance Customer Interaction & Improvement Lead) email mark.allen@brighton-hove.gov.uk  Either of us will call you due to currently working from home.

About the role

Based at Brighton & Hove City Council, the post holder will be part of the wider Business Operations service and as this is an opportunity to join our Accounts Payable Team. This role will help develop your communication skills, build supplier relationships and gain valuable experience in many areas of finance.

• Do you like working in a high volume fast-paced team?
• Are you passionate about delivering a great service?
• Do you have excellent organizational skills, and a commitment to best-practice?

…if this is you we look forward to receiving your application.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: This role does not meet the requirement for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Successful candidates will need to evidence that they have the Right to Work in the UK.

Part office / part home – hybrid -  We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

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• Payments Assistant job description
• Applicant Cover Letter