Financial Business Intelligence Officer

Financial Business Intelligence Officer (Maternity Cover)

London Borough of Havering

Contract: 12 month fixed term contract, maternity cover
Pay: Grade 5 £35,520 to £38,739 per annum subject to final confirmation.

The London Borough of Havering is looking to recruit a Financial Business Intelligence Officer to provide maternity cover. You will be working in a team that plays an essential role in supporting Havering’s People Services department, ensuring payments for all Social Care and Public Health services are made in a timely manner to providers to ensure the most vulnerable continue to be looked after.

If successful in your application for the role of Financial Business Intelligence Officer, London Borough of Havering, you will:

• Ensuring accurate and timely payments are made to providers of Public Health services in accordance with the contracts.
• Build strong relationships with the commissioners and external providers of the services to ensure payments and invoicing of services is accurate, timely and in accordance with the terms of the contracts.
• Accurately record and monitor cost and spend, and provide relevant information to support the service to manage their contracts and budgets.
• Be passionate about customer service with excellent communication skills and a customer-focused approach, so that queries and issues can be resolved to a satisfactory outcome.
• Have great attention to detail and be able to utilise your numerical and problem solving skills to analyse data in response to payment discrepancies and resolve complex finance queries.
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft applications such as Excel and Outlook to analyse information, and be comfortable with using other financial and third party systems to extract data and process payments.

As one of the greenest boroughs in London, resourcefulness is in our nature. We don’t wait to be told, we take the initiative. We face the future head-on, embracing new challenges with open minds and fresh ideas. There’s lots of opportunities to progress here, and if you seize them we’ll support you all the way. Choose Havering and see the difference you’ll make to the people that live, work and learn here.

From caring for those who need it most, to ensuring our highways and streets are safe, providing a roof over the heads of our residents, providing excellent customer service or, enhancing our digital services for staff and residents, there are so many ways you can make a positive influence here. And, whether you’re outdoorsy, people-focused or analytical, we have a role that’s right for you.

Please viewJob Profile here

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Javed.Allibhaye@havering.gov.uk

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 9/12/ 2025 however interest in this job may be high and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

You will be notified if your application has been successful. Interview date to be confirmed.

Should you require any help or advice with your online application, please contact the Recruitment Helpdesk on 01708 432770

Additional Information

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