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Are you an experienced finance business partner/analyst with debt recovery experience within a local authority?
A London Borough is currently recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst to support a high-profile Income & Debt Improvement Programme on an initial 6-month interim assignment.
The role will be offered on a hybrid basis with 2-3 days per week onsite required. The rate for this assignment will be £500 per day umbrella.
This is a unique opportunity to support one of the Council's key financial priorities, helping to improve income collection, reduce outstanding debt and strengthen financial decision-making across a range of services.
Working with large and complex datasets, you will provide detailed analysis, performance insights and evidence-based recommendations that drive measurable improvements across Council Tax and other debt portfolios.
The Role
As a key member of the Income & Debt Improvement Programme, you will:
- Lead a comprehensive review of the Council's Council Tax debt portfolio, analysing debt stock, arrears trends, recovery performance and customer payment behaviour
- Identify opportunities to improve collection rates, reduce aged debt and maximise recovery activity
- Develop performance frameworks, dashboards and management information to improve visibility of debt recovery performance
- Establish clear baselines and ongoing monitoring of collection and recovery outcomes
- Analyse customer contact data, Direct Debit records and account information to identify data quality issues impacting collection performance
- Assess the effectiveness of recovery activities including reminders, summons processes, payment arrangements and customer engagement initiatives
- Undertake deep-dive analysis across Adult Social Care Debt, Housing Benefit Overpayments and Sundry Debt portfolios
- Develop enhanced reporting solutions using Excel, Power BI and other analytical tools
- Create and maintain a benefits realisation framework to track debt reduction and income maximisation opportunities
- Produce strategic recommendations and final reporting to support the Council's long-term Income & Debt Improvement Strategy
- Document reporting methodologies and analytical processes to ensure effective knowledge transfer to permanent teams
- Extract, reconcile and analyse data from multiple systems to identify cross-service insights and opportunities for improvement
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About You
You will be a highly analytical and commercially minded finance professional with:
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- Proven experience in a Finance Analyst, Performance Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst or similar analytical role
- Strong experience working with large and complex datasets to deliver actionable business insights
- Advanced Excel skills and experience developing reporting and dashboards within Power BI
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to present complex information in a clear and meaningful way
- Experience producing performance reporting, trend analysis and evidence-based recommendations
- A proactive and solutions-focused approach with strong attention to detail
Desirable Experience
- Previous experience working within a local authority revenue, debt recovery or income management environment
- Knowledge of Council Tax collection and recovery processes
- Experience using NEC, Mosaic, Abacus and/or Oracle Financials
- Experience supporting transformation, income improvement or debt recovery programmes within the public sector
- Alternatively, candidates with relevant experience from a large public sector organisation will also be considered
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