Finance Assistant

Job Title: Finance Assistant - Income Management Contract Type: Temporary Salary: 13.26 per hour Hours: 37 per weekHybrid Working This is a hybrid position, mainly home-based, with one required office day at County Hall every two weeks for banking responsibilities.About UsConnect2Dorset is a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council, providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities within the Council. We operate with the core values of being ethical, trustworthy and caring, with profits returned to our Local Authority shareholders.About the RoleThis role sits within Income Management, the team responsible for handling all income received by Dorset Council- including income related to Revenues and Benefits. Unlike an Accounts Receivable-only position, this post supports a wide range of income processing and account-management tasks across multiple service areas.You will play a key part in ensuring income is recorded accurately, customer accounts are managed effectively, and payments are allocated correctly across the Council''s financial systems.Key ResponsibilitiesProcess income including cash, cheques and BACS payments; balance end-of-day receipts and prepare bankingCheck and upload Collection and Deposit (CandD) sheets; allocate payments in SAPManage returned cheques and maintain accurate customer account recordsSet up customer accounts, produce invoices and reminders, and respond to customer and colleague enquiriesUpload daily bank files, allocate BACS ..... full job details .....