Finance Analyst - Debt Analytics & Insight (Hybrid)

Belmont Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Brent Council is seeking a Finance Analyst on an initial temporary contract for 3-6 months, with a view to extension or permanent placement for the right candidate. Hybrid role based at HA9 0FJ, requiring 3 days in the office.

You will work with large datasets to analyse debt portfolios, council tax, adult social care debt, housing benefit overpayments and sundry debt, producing high-quality MI and actionable recommendations with strong stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience advising on large budgets within a complex organisation.
• Experience preparing accounting statements and statutory returns.

Responsibilities

• Analyse debt portfolios, recovery activity and customer behaviour to identify trends and opportunities.
• Develop insight-led recommendations and high-quality management information.
• Support delivery of interventions across Council Tax, Adult Social Care debt, Housing Benefit Overpayments and Sundry Debt.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations and engage stakeholders.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Insight generation

Financial analysis

Tools

NEC

Mosaic

Abacus

Oracle Financials

Job description

Brent Council is seeking a Finance Analyst on an initial temporary contract for 3-6 months, with a view to extension or permanent placement for the right candidate. Hybrid role based at HA9 0FJ, requiring 3 days in the office.

You will work with large datasets to analyse debt portfolios, council tax, adult social care debt, housing benefit overpayments and sundry debt, producing high-quality MI and actionable recommendations with strong stakeholder engagement.