Payments Assistant

Are you a highly motivated and organized individual looking for a rewarding role in finance and administration? We're searching for a skilled Payments Assistant to join the Business Support team within the Chief Executive directorate at Bridgend County Borough Council. Job Title: Payments AssistantJob Type: Part-Time (18 Hours per week)Pay rate: £12.65/hr Location: Bridgend (Bridgend County Borough Council)Shifts: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday (6 hours per day)Duration: Temporary sickness cover until 30/08/2026 Who are you? • An experienced administrative professional with a solid background working in an office environment and a strong grasp of administrative processes and systems. • Highly numerate, accurate, and possessing an excellent eye for detail. • An excellent team player who is adaptable to change and thrives when working to tight deadlines to achieve team targets. • An effective communicator with strong customer care skills, comfortable handling both written and verbal queries. • Capable of prioritizing a busy workload while managing confidential data and information with extreme sensitivity. • Essential: Qualified to QCF (NVQ) Level 2 or equivalent in a related field, or possess a proven ability to demonstrate competence through equivalent professional experience. • Essential: Excellent ICT skills, including a functional knowledge of financial systems and practical experience using Microsoft Word and Excel. What will you be doing? • Ensuring the timely, accurate, and effective payment of invoices to suppliers while supporting other finance officers in delivering professional financial services. • Inputting and processing Bridgebuy orders for various council goods and services. • Processing COA invoices and credit notes, alongside raising Sundry Debtor invoices. • Investigating supplier statements and following up on unpaid invoices to resolve outstanding balances. • Securely handling incoming financial transactions and taking phone payments using the PAY360 system. • Managing everyday written and verbal communications to resolve payment queries directly with suppliers. • Providing flexible support to alternative areas of the Business Support Department as required, commensurate with the grade of the post. Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.