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Business Support Officer - Budgetary Control

Royal Borough of Greenwich

London

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Full time

17 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Business Support Officer to enhance its dynamic Business Support Team. This role focuses on budgetary control, requiring a keen eye for detail and strong financial acumen. The successful candidate will manage reconciliations, ensure timely payments, and assist with debt recovery, all while collaborating with a dedicated team. If you possess exceptional communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving, this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to vital street services in a supportive environment. Join a team that values flexibility and adaptability as it meets the evolving needs of the community.

Qualifications

  • Exceptional communication skills with experience in budget monitoring.
  • Strong understanding of financial regulations and excellent IT skills.

Responsibilities

  • Reconcile expected income against actual income received.
  • Ensure timely creditor payments and maintain commitment records.

Skills

Budget Monitoring
Financial Regulations
Communication Skills
IT Skills
Teamwork

Job description

Street Services is seeking a Business Support Officer (Budgetary Control) to join its busy Business Support Team.

Street Services has 446 members of staff, and the Business Support Team is responsible for providing a wide range of functions that assist delivery of statutory frontline waste collection and street cleansing services.

Under the supervision of the Senior Business Support Officer (Finance, Operations and Traded Services), the successful candidate will:

  1. Reconcile expected income from sold services against actual income received.
  2. Ensure creditor payments are made in a timely manner.
  3. Reconcile departmental spend, flagging incorrect expenditure and arranging transfer where necessary.
  4. Maintain commitment records including spend against contracts.
  5. Bank income.
  6. Assist with debt recovery monitoring.

You will have exceptional communication skills with experience in budget monitoring and financial regulations, and excellent IT skills. You will also be a good team player who is flexible and willing to adapt to the changing needs of the service.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Donna Heuerman at donna.heuerman@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.

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