Finance Administrator

If so, we are looking for someone like you to join our friendly, supportive Client Welfare Services Team as a Finance Administrator.

Client Welfare Services Team support clients who fall within the Adult Social Care directorate who are either vulnerable and/or have reduced capacity and require support to manage their own finances.

You will be responsible for providing an efficient and effective financial administration support service for clients who fall within the Adult Social Care directorate.

This will include being responsible for applying for and maximizing benefits, therefore a good understanding of the welfare and benefits system is essential for this role, however training will be provided.

You will complete regular reviews of client's finances, pay invoices and provide personal monies in a timely accurate manner. This will also include contacting providers such as utility companies, care providers, housing organisations, liaising with Adult Social Care colleagues and the client's wider support network such as family and friends.

The role requires excellent organisational and customer care skills with the ability to manage competing demands and workloads.

Working for Walsall Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver a quality, customer focused services. Continuous improvement is vital in Client Welfare Services, and we challenge ourselves to improve our services that make a real difference to people's lives.

Do you have experience in managing personal finances?, This post is covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Here at Walsall, we want to attract the best talent. That's why - as well as a satisfying and rewarding job - we offer a range of attractive benefits. Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible (you may work flexitime, full or part time and job sharing is usually available) and you can expect generous holiday entitlements, a first class pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development., Part of the Black Country, famous for its enterprising and industrial past, Walsall is reinventing itself to become a progressive modern community. The borough is centred around the major town of Walsall, but also includes five smaller and distinctive district centres (Bloxwich, Aldridge, Willenhall, Darlaston and Brownhills), together with numerous villages.

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