Income Officer

Job Summary

A good opportunity has arisen within the Finance Service for someone with suitable experience or knowledge of revenues, banking or accountancy systems.

The post is within the Quality Assurance and Income Management team which has responsibility for the timely and accurate processing of the Council’s income transactions to the financial management and income systems. This is a key role in this process, with responsibility for ensuring the accurate recording of the income transactions, including investigating the correct coding and keeping suitably detailed working papers. This is a busy team that works under pressure to meet deadlines and the role may involve liaison with the Council’s bank, customers and other officers. Applicants should have some knowledge of revenues procedures, good spreadsheet skills and suitable personal qualities. Previous experience of the systems used and a methodical approach would be highly desirable.

You will be an essential member of a small team, working closely with colleagues. There is the option to work from home for an agreed part of the week, subject to the needs of the job. If you have any enquiries regarding this position, please contact Andrew Cupples at Andrew.Cupples@eastdunbarton.gov.uk or on 0141 578 8338.

PVG/Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

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