Job Description

Key responsibilities to include -

• Making payments to our Direct Payment clients on a four weekly cycle.
• Maintaining and updating the Directorate’s Direct Payment database and associated service user files.
• Undertake regular reconciliation of payments to the database; and Direct Payment service user contributions to the Non-residential Charging database/Income Assessment spreadsheet.
• Liaising with Team Managers, Social Workers, External Providers, service users, care workers, Direct Payment officers and other colleagues.
• Run reports from both the Database as and when required.
• Writing out to clients to inform them of their client contribution towards their non-residential and residential care charges.
• Posting of banking income at least once a week under the direction of the Income Assessors.
• Administering and making payments to residential and nursing care home we contract with, in line with laid down invoicing timetable.
• Issuing of monthly budget reports to budget managers.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Previous experience within a similar role is essential. Experience in accounting systems would be beneficial although not mandatory Excel & Word skills Good problem solving skills Flexible and a team player