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Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Step into a world where your work sparks innovation and drives community growth! The Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA), an established regional business unit of LHC procurement Group, is on the lookout for a dynamic Client Research Officer. Join us in sculpting the future of public property development across Wales, ensuring projects are efficient, cost-effective, and community-focused. This is your chance to be at the heart of connecting construction firms and service providers with vital opportunities, making a tangible difference in the communities we serve. Ready to shape the future with us?
Here's what success in this role looks like:
What you will be doing
- Working closely with our client organisations across the region you will manage the registration and track the progress of building and construction projects.
- Reviewing data daily and liaising with your WPA colleagues, you will with provide up-to-date financial forecasting and mitigate variances against key metrics.
- Liaising with our appointed companies, you will build close relationships to ensure the timely upload of financial data onto LHC systems.
- Utilising various IT packages, you will provide regular reports measuring both financial and operational data to ensure the business is on track and performing to budget expectations.
What you need
- Proven experience in a finance / administration role dealing with reconciliation of financial data using various IT systems and applications.
- Strong customer service skills and an ability to build relationships at all levels.
- The ability to work under pressure and deliver results.
- A positive and supportive attitude, with the ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
- Excellent attention to detail, energy, and enthusiasm.
- Knowledge of the public sector and / or the building / construction industry (desirable but not essential).
- To be a natural problem solver with the ability to deliver workable solutions
- Experience working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems or other databases
- Experience working with computer packages such as Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Business Intelligence (BI) etc.)
What you get
- Basic salary at Scale 6 which starts at £29,269.
- A non-contractual and discretionary annual bonus scheme is in place based on the achievement of personal and company targets.
- Local Government Pension Scheme (Defined Benefit).
- 29 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- 36-hour week.
- Personal training and development plan.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Employee Discounts.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this job posting before the application deadline if a suitable candidate is identified. Therefore, don’t miss out on this chance. Apply today!
