Connect2Kent are looking for a full time temporary pay assistant to work in an office in Maidstone.

Purpose of the Job:

Provide a comprehensive payments service, to ensure that a sensitive, accurate and quality service is provided at all times to both internal and external customers.

Main duties and responsibilities:

- Maintain payment records for Adult Social Care (P&V, Direct Payments and Supported Accommodation ), validating payments by cross checking supplier information against contracted service provision; ensuring data is accurate and up to date, the client is still in placement and no duplicate payments are made
- Maintain the Foster Payment System, validating information provided by Children’s Services; ensuring all data is accurate and up to date
- Action Accounts Payable daily exception reports to ensure appropriate reconciliation and provide statistical information to assist managerial decision making;
- Respond to queries and challenges associated with the payment of invoices; according to service standards timescales.
- On death or discharge of a service user in social care , ensure the correct procedure is adhered to and payments are finalised, providing an appropriate audit trail.
- Assist in the year-end accounting process, where appropriate, to ensure adequate supporting documentation is available to ensure compliance with County procedures.

Knowledge
- Awareness of Data Protection and confidentiality issues
- Awareness of Families & Social Care (FSC) Directorate payments
- Awareness of financial systems

The successful candidate will be required to register at our office in Kings Hill, West Malling and will need to complete an online skills test prior to registration.

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Closing date is 1/5/15

Connect2Kent is an agency acting as an employment business and as an equal opportunity agency.