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About the job
Companies House is an award-winning employer, with an Investors in People Gold Award, we are at the fore front in ensuring our staff reach their full potential in building brilliant services on cutting edge technology.
We offer a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We'll support you to meet other commitments and help you find a better work-life balance. We’re keen to create an environment that works for everyone.
At Companies House we recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working, 30 Days Annual Leave, 8 Bank Holidays and 1 Privilege Day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension with a contribution rate averaging 27%.
The team you will be joining are friendly, passionate, and experienced individuals who work collaboratively together to ensure they are providing an excellent service across the whole of Companies House.
This role entails working in Finance Operations, this is made up of 4 areas –
Credit Control – the set up and management of customers who hold credit accounts with Companies House (CH).
Late Filing Penalties (LFP) Finance – handling and recording of payments and debt recovery of LFP.
Banking Section – processing and recording of payments made to CH.
Accounts Payable – payments and refunds made to CH suppliers or customers.
Finance Operations is one team and your role could see you working in one or more of the above areas. This gives you a fantastic opportunity for developing your knowledge and skills across finance operations, giving you great development opportunities to progress within the finance function.
This is a key role in which you will be directly liaising with customers, CH contact centre, debt collectors and other areas of Finance to deal with customers both internal and external. Candidates will need a high attention to detail, accuracy and good numerical skills.
You will also need to be able to use numerous different finance systems as well as Word and Excel. Experience of Office 365 and Teams (or equivalents) would be advantageous. You will be expected to engage regularly with both internal and external stakeholders and work collaboratively across the business.
There is a strong emphasis on engaging in the various culture groups both within finance and the organisation as a whole. Successful candidates will need to be committed to a culture of continuous improvement contributing to improving/streamlining existing processes and raising levels of customer service.
You will be part of a large team so the ability to work well with others will be essential. It would be extremely advantageous to have Accounts Payable experience.
We are working in a Hybrid way at Companies House and this role will be aligned to our Cardiff Office, with office attendance at least once a week.
We are looking for somebody with:
About us
Our aim is to be the best registry in the world achieved through brilliant people working on brilliant systems delivering brilliant services. We are currently delivering an organisation wide transformation programme focussing on a complete redesign of our digital services, target operating model and culture. This change will need different skills, capabilities and mindset where adaptable, bold and curious behaviours are the norm and empowerment is encouraged and utilised.
To find out more about the great things we're doing at Companies House please have a look at our blog posts and podcasts. and watch our video to find out more
Companies House values its people, their contributions and has created a real sense of community where people seek to create strong connections. Our commitment to learning and development is exceptional, and we believe passionately in the employee experience with is prevalent through the engagement, wellbeing and development strategies which have resulted in Platinum Investors in People and MIND index awards.
We encourage professional development, celebrate success and live our values to effect real change.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. We are committed to ensuring that we are representative of the citizens that we serve. To fulfill our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive of all physical and mental disabilities and as such we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions prior to interview, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any niche and person-centred adjustments, please contact the Recruitment team by emailing recruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
Things you need to know
For this role you will be expected to complete a Civil Service Numerical test, this is the first stage of the application process. More details on this will be provided at the beginning of the assessment.
Once you have completed the assessment you will be required to complete your application form.
In your application form we’d like you to:
We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.
What will the process look like?
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