Business & System Support Officer

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: SC6 (£32,925 – £33,957)
Work location: Alexandra House, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TR
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Permanent, Full time
Closing date: Sunday, 13th October 2024 at 23:59

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

We are seeking a proactive, dedicated, and detail-oriented Business and Systems Support Officer to join our Council’s in-house Legal team. This role involves providing comprehensive financial and business support, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, managing procurement and payments, monitoring and reporting on expenditure and income, and developing effective working practices to meet the evolving needs of our service.

About the team

You will be part of a small, committed Business Support team that plays a crucial role in helping Legal Services deliver outstanding support to our clients. Our team values innovation, accuracy, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

About you

You are an organised professional with a strong ability to manage records and payments, continually seeking opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiencies. Your attention to detail ensures accurate data entry and record keeping, and you effectively address issues as they arise. If you are motivated, thrive in a structured environment, and excel as part of a high-performing business support team, we encourage you to apply. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to our legal service department.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk