Senior Finance Analyst

Essential Employment; Wembley; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment in Wembley is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst on a temporary basis with a rate of £35.36 per hour PAYE. The role focuses on income collection and debt recovery across Council Tax, Adult Social Care debt, Housing Benefit Overpayments, and Sundry Debt.

The successful candidate will interrogate large datasets, translate findings for senior stakeholders, and drive targeted interventions to strengthen financial performance and reduce outstanding debt.

Qualifications

• Proven analytical capability to drive improvements in income collection and debt recovery.
• Ability to interrogate large datasets to identify trends, risks and performance gaps.
• Strong communication to translate complex information for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Analyse income and debt across key portfolios and recommend interventions.
• Interrogate data to identify opportunities to strengthen performance.
• Engage with stakeholders to influence decision-making based on insights.

Skills

Advanced analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Data interpretation

Tools

NEC

Mosaic

Abacus

Oracle Financials

Job description

Senior Finance Analyst needed in Wembley

This is a temporary role and the rate is £35.36ph PAYE

The reference number is: 000B 5B41 / 1

The successful candidate will apply advanced analytical capability to drive measurable improvements in income collection and debt recovery across key portfolios. They will interrogate large, complex datasets to identify trends, risks and performance gaps, producing clear, insight‑led recommendations that support targeted interventions across Council Tax, Adult Social Care debt, Housing Benefit Overpayments and Sundry Debt.

They will translate complex information into accessible, actionable intelligence for senior stakeholders, demonstrating strong commercial awareness and the ability to influence decision‑making. They will work confidently with systems such as NEC, Mosaic, Abacus and Oracle Financials to quickly understand data structures, assess recovery activity and highlight opportunities to strengthen performance. Through a combination of robust analysis, effective communication and proactive stakeholder engagement, they will play a pivotal role in improving income, reducing outstanding debt and supporting the delivery of the Council’s wider financial priorities.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.