About The Service
Cardiff Council aims to provide a high quality, accessible housing finance service. The Service currently has a full time vacancy for a senior graded Finance Officer within the Housing Finance Team.
About the job
The main function of the post is to be responsible for the recovery of rent arrears for an area of the city and to take all appropriate recovery action. Supporting Council tenants in financial hardship is also required and in addition to this, the post holder will be responsible for mentoring and monitoring the work of lower graded Finance Officers.
What We Are Looking For From You
Essential requirements include experience in debt recovery for rent or other debts up to and including legal action, the ability to follow complex procedures and the use of IT systems. Finance Officers also conduct lone visits to customers’ homes and therefore previous experience of undertaking home visits is also essential.
Experience of supervising and mentoring others and providing formal and informal feed back would be an advantage.
Additional information
This post is temporary until 31st March 2024.
Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.
This vacancy is suitable for post share.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
For an informal discussion, after reading the job description, please contact Finance Team Leader Kieran Davies or Stacey Hockridge on (029) 20 537350.
Please note the Council does not accept CV’s. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you refer to the below located on our website:
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