Planning & Admin Officer (Payments Team)

We are seeking a focused and organised planning and Admin officer to join our Payments and Post work audit team within Asset Management. The Asset Management service covers repairs to all our domestic properties, approximately 27,500 properties, Capital projects works and all Building compliance services. The Service is fast paced, and you must be able to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

This is an exciting time to join as we are transforming and improving the Housing services Directorate, including the Payments and Post work audit team, you will play an important role in helping shape and drive these improvements whilst making sure business as usual is always within focus.

As a crucial member of the team, we are looking for someone who has an aptitude for and experience in using all Microsoft tools, working across multiple operating systems and can work to deadlines and adhere to time sensitive outcomes whilst engaging with multiple stakeholders.

The team you will join is a small, dedicated to detail, processing and recording service, the team is agile and flexible to move with the daily competing demands on the service. The candidate we are looking for will be able to demonstrate this approach to work and fit in with the high standards expected of such a role in the audit and processing of payments for contractors and supporting the audit of valuations and works carried out by Sandwell's contracting partners.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of raising purchase orders and receipting purchase orders in a local government /Social housing or construction type industry and have some understanding of the types of works a contractor would carry out in repairing and maintaining buildings and dwellings, you should be able to demonstrate you can work well as part of a small team where supporting each other in meeting deadlines is essential and are internally motivated to deliver the outcomes required.

We are continually improving our processes, and the ideal candidate will be able to move with change and adopt new processes well. The Team actively strives to meet the Values and Behaviours of Sandwell council by being Ambitious in our desire to meet our strategic outcomes, be Accountable for the work and outcomes we are asked to deliver, always be Customer focused, Inclusive for all and working as One team across all service areas and the wider Sandwell council.

The role is primarily within the Payments and Post work audit team; however, you will be part of the wider Planning and Admin function within Asset Management and may be required upon business needs to work across multiple services within Asset Management covering all aspects of the Planning and Admin officer Job description. The role includes some flexible agile working dependant on business needs and at the discretion of management, you will be required to work a minimum of 3 days from Sandwell MBC offices.

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