Payment Officer
Location: Hybrid basis - 2 days per week onsite at Rugby Town Hall
Hours: 37 hours per week, 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday
Pay: £13.47 per hour PAYE
Contract Length: 2 months, temporary basis
About the Role
Opus People Solutions are recruiting on behalf of our Client, Rugby Borough Council, for a detail?oriented Payment Officer to support a busy finance team on a temporary basis. You will ensure accurate processing of payments, invoices, cash, and financial records while providing support across various financial functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Process and distribute invoices.
- Prepare bank payments and cheques for various council services.
- Resolve returned or cancelled payments.
- Set up new suppliers and update records.
- Handle petty cash, including balancing and recouping.
- Support internal and external customer queries.
- Chase outstanding invoices and GRN tasks.
- Raise and cancel purchase orders.
- Maintain CIS records and submit returns to HMRC.
- Process ad hoc cash payments and incoming cheques.
- Reconcile cash/cheques for secure collection.
- Assist with car loan admin and mileage claim payments.
- Help maintain financial procedures and compliance checks.
- Support the production of quarterly performance stats.
Essential Requirements
- Previous experience in Accounts Payable, Finance Assistant, Account Assistant, Accounts Payable Officer.
- Ability to handle numeric data: calculating, recording, assessing, and providing financial information.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Confident using computer systems and software relevant to finance functions.
- Self?motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Able to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to treat sensitive information with strict confidentiality.
- Effective listening skills and ability to follow detailed procedures.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Flexible and willing to undertake various administrative/clerical duties.
- Proven experience processing payments to creditors.
- Sound financial knowledge equivalent to BTEC in Finance or A?Level in a relevant subject.
- A commitment to working within the organisation's proactive and solution?focused approach.
If you would like more information or are interested in applying, please contact us!
