Business Information Officer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Birmingham is looking for a Commercial Business Information Officer to enhance housing delivery. You will manage revenue and capital budgets while presenting data for commercial meetings. The ideal candidate will possess strong financial acumen, experience in a commercial or financial field, and excellent IT skills, especially in Excel and Power BI. This role supports hybrid working and aims to provide an efficient management information service.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial, financial or construction-related discipline.
• Ability to apply data analysis and statistical techniques to large data sets.
• Strong understanding of the construction and housing services market.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing revenue and capital budgets for Asset Management.
• Present data at performance related Commercial Meetings.
• Interpret regular and ad-hoc information requests maintaining audit trails.
• Provide advice and assistance on data availability and delivery.

Skills

Data analysis

Strong IT skills

Financial acumen

Attention to detail

Ability to manage workload

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

About the role

We are seeking a passionate and proactive Commercial Business Information Officer to support a broader team in ensuring that the Council’s investment in housing delivers strong value for money, robust financial control and high-performing contractual arrangements. Working with the Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for the continued development and provision of a comprehensive management information service to various levels of staff within the directorate.

This role sits at the heart of housing delivery, working closely with Finance, Procurement and operational teams to strengthen commercial discipline and supplier performance across the supply chain.

This role is hybrid working and you could be working from offices across the city.

What you'll be doing

• Assisting in the management of revenue and capital budgets for Asset Management, developing and preparing associated commercial & budget management reports.
• Attending performance related Commercial Meetings to present data as required.
• Responsible for the interpretation of regular and ad-hoc information requests using appropriate information systems, analysis of their feasibility and the development of output reports - maintaining appropriate audit trails.
• Providing advice, guidance and assistance as appropriate to managers and staff on availability and delivery of data.
• Ensuring that information held on management systems is accurate and up to date.
• Responsible for the extraction, collation, validation and submission of information within agreed timescales - involving regular contact with staff from other directorates, Contractors and other sections within the directorate.
• Documenting all processes and procedures relating to the production of standard reports and maintaining records as necessary.

About you

You will be a confident commercial professional with strong financial acumen and rigorous attention to detail.

You will Have

• Experience in a commercial, financial or construction-related discipline.
• Ability to manage your own workload, reprioritising as necessary to meet the needs of the service.
• Understanding of the construction, maintenance and housing services market.
• Ability to apply data analysis and statistical techniques to large and complex data sets.
• Ability to extract and present complex financial / contractual information clearly to a range of audiences.
• Strong IT skills (particularly Excel, SharePoint, Power BI, Teams) and commitment to use of technology and AI tools to help meet service objectives.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting.

Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact Resourcing at Birmingham City Council, quoting ref 3708.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Job Description and PersonSpecification – Commercial Business Information Officer JDPS (3).pdf

We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.

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