YF424 Payments and Revenues Manager **External**
THE FOLLOWING VACANCY HAS BEEN ADVERTISED EXTERNALLY
Payments and Revenues Manager
Finance Department
Wakefield
One part-time permanent 21-hour post – Wednesday – Friday
The West Yorkshire Police’s city centre-based Finance Department is wishing to recruit a driven, organised and committed individual to undertake the role of Payments and Revenues Manager. You will lead a small, professional team and manage and co-ordinate the payment of creditors, recovery of debts and the provision of cashier services within the Force to provide maximum cash flow benefit to the Deputy Mayor for Policing and to ensure an efficient and effective use of resources in service provision
You will be responsible for:
Manage and Co-ordinate the efficient and effective processing of payments to creditors, miscellaneous claims, debtor accounts and debt recovery procedures in accordance with the agreed timescales, payment terms and statutory requirements, ensuring debtor and creditor accounts are monitored and maintained effectively.
Verify and authorise the weekly creditor payment which is generated from the Force financial system to ensure the validity and accuracy of payments produced prior to their transmission.
Manage, train and develop the staff within the section to ensure that all creditor data and payments, procurement and debtor accounts are processed efficiently and effectively, that financial commitments are captured in a timely, accurate and efficient manner and that suppliers are paid in accordance with stipulated payment terms
Contribute to the development and design of procedures and practices that measure the effectiveness of the creditor payment system and debt recovery and cashier service identifying areas for development and improvement to service.
Co-ordinate the administration of the manual payment system (cheques and business cards) to ensure all income and expenditure is properly accounted for and in accordance with operating instructions and financial regulations. Gatekeeping as necessary whilst challenging requests and resolving any inappropriate expenditure.
Acting as single point of contact proactively manage and administer the delivery and scrutiny of the Force’s purchase card process ensuring effective issuance procedures are followed and spend compliance is monitored and challenged whilst ensuring the personal identify of those holding a covert card is not compromised to safeguard the cardholders identities.
Compile, maintain and manage the Department’s bad debt provision to ensure the Force’s debt is always known and recorded accurately in the Financial Accounts in line with legislation.
West Yorkshire Police offer several benefits to its staff. The successful candidate will be entitled to the following benefits:
Salary of £35526 - £37692 Pro rata (Pay Award pending)
Generous Annual Leave allowance of 25 days per year rising to 30 days after 5 years plus bank holidays (pro rata).
Reputable Pension Scheme with a generous employer’s contribution.
Flexible and agile working arrangements
Employee Assistance Service accessible 24/7
Cycle to work Scheme.
Car Lease Scheme
If you are looking for a new and exciting challenge, then we look forward to receiving your application.
The vacancy will close at 23:55 hours on the 13th November 2025.