Accounts Receivable and Payable Assistant in Huntingdon

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is passionate about providing high-quality services to our communities, residents and businesses. This means we must employ and retain the most talented and dedicated people. Situated within the heart of the Cambridge-Peterborough Growth Area, Huntingdonshire is a beautiful district that boasts thriving market towns and many attractive villages, each with its own identity. We are an innovative and forward-thinking local authority whose residents are at the heart of our decision-making. At HDC we want to employ staff who embody our icare values: Inspiring, Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Enterprising, all of which support our ultimate purpose of putting our customers first.

This is an important and supportive role required to allow the credit controllers (also part of the receivables team) to focus on debt recovery. It provides administrative support to the receivables team, with occasional support to the payables team during peak times and providing holiday cover where necessary.

Using the council’s finance system to raise invoices, credit notes, load daily cash receipts and resolve queries from both internal and external customers. You will be the first point of contact for the team, dealing with external and internal email inboxes, receiving and making phone calls and emails.

Prior experience in a similar role is ideal and it is expected that you will bring a strong customer focus, excellent communication skills and a desire to learn to support the delivery of work within the team. The post requires a basic DBS check. An offer of employment is conditional upon having the right to work in the UK.

As an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity and are supportive employers, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee-led environment. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work-life balance.