Admin and finance officer rbkc612512

Job Summary: Salary range: £29,364 - £33,510 per annum (Pending pay award) Work location: London Hours per week: 36 Contract type: Permanent Closing date: 29th October 2023 Interview date: Week commencing 13th November 2023 About Us: In Kensington and Chelsea, we put local people and local businesses at the heart of decision-making, working in partnership with them to provide quality services that are responsive, effective and efficient. Celebrating and preserving the unique cultural and environmental character of the borough is a major focus of this department, which includes Planning and Borough Development, Transport and Highways, Libraries, Environmental Health, Community Safety and Cleaner, Greener and Cultural Services. The Role: An opportunity has become available for a Finance and Administration Officer within the Commercial Waste department. We are seeking a strong and effective team player, you will be working alongside a well-established administration team that delivers excellent customer service. You will be responsible for maintaining records, preparing invoices, and being one of the first points of contact on the phone for the department. Please refer to the Job Description for more information. About You: The successful candidate for this role will be someone who has experience in office admin and customer service, and the ability to meet deadlines whilst prioritising a busy workload, they need to have attention to detail and experience in using a wide range of I.T packages, specifically MS office and excel, they will need to show strong communication skills, be meticulous, professional, articulate, well-mannered and extremely good on the phone with customers. You must be able to demonstrate that you have worked in a busy office environment. In return, you can look forward to a package that includes a competitive salary, a high-quality pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. Please apply online explaining how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification and job description. CV’s will not be considered for this role. Application process Please do not upload any documents, including CVs/Covering Letters or supporting statements, as these documents will not be reviewed and could result in your application not being shortlisted. You should describe how you meet the person specification requirements for the position you are applying for in Section G of the application form. Additional information We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible. We engage our staff with a variety of learning types including face-to-face and virtual learning because we want to ensure our staff understand our values and behaviours, grow their skills and develop their careers. This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. We do not accept speculative CVs from any source. Please note, we will primarily contact candidates by e-mail throughout the recruitment process, please monitor your email junk / spam folder as our system generated emails may be allocated to these folders by your email settings. If you experience difficulties with the recruitment application process, please contact the recruitment team by email: [email protected]