What's involved with this role: JOB TITLE: Project Manager / Business Analyst - Income & Debt Improvement Programme REF: Brent 5273534 Pay rate: From £296 to £370 per day PAYE, DOE Contract Type: Temporary, Anticipated 3 to 4 months Working Arrangement: Hybrid working - 2 to 3 days in the office per week In order to apply for this role you will have previous experience supporting or delivering projects in a public sector, finance or operations setting and ideally experience using Power BI and creating dashboards along with a good understanding of income and debt recovery processes or financial systems (e.g. Oracle, NEC). The role: On behalf of a local council, we are seeking a Project Manager, to provide hands-on project management and business analysis support across a growing portfolio of high-impact debt improvement workstreams. The postholder will play a key role in delivering Brent’s Income & Debt Improvement Programme, which currently spans Adult Social Care, Housing Benefit Overpayments, Council Tax, Sundry Debt, and is expanding to include Business Rates, Parking, and Legal Recovery. You will support delivery by managing action plans, tracking performance against targets, escalating risks and issues, and coordinating across service teams, BI analysts and finance leadership. The role is central to driving progress and ensuring benefits are realised across all debt lines. Key Responsibilities: Support mobilisation and day-to-day delivery of assigned workstreams within the Income & Debt Improvement Programme Maintain and update delivery plans, RAID logs, action trackers and performance dashboards Ensure weekly KPI data is collected, validated and submitted on time from each debt line Assist in coordinating the fortnightly Income & Debt Board and track all resulting actions and decisions Identify early warning signs of delivery slippage or resource gaps and escalate appropriately Analyse financial and operational data to identify issues, prioritise action, and support decision-making Work with service leads and analysts to define current processes, document gaps and inefficiencies, and propose improvements Assist in developing business cases, cost-benefit assessments and resource justifications for proposed changes Produce weekly highlight reports, scorecards and dashboards for the Programme Director and senior stakeholders Translate data into clear, actionable narrative that supports effective governance and executive briefings Build strong working relationships across Finance, Debt Recovery, Service Areas and BI teams to support a joined-up delivery approach What the client is looking for: Strong analytical skills with a proven ability to interpret complex datasets, identify trends, and present actionable insights. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas and dashboard creation. Experience supporting or delivering projects in a public sector, finance or operations setting. Excellent communication skills—able to produce clear reporting, translate data into narrative, and engage confidently with services and senior stakeholders. Highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure to fixed deadlines. Familiarity with standard project management tools and techniques (e.g. RAID logs, RAG status, Gantt charts). Desirable Experience using Power BI and creating dashboards Understanding of income and debt recovery processes or financial systems (e.g. Oracle, NEC). Background in service improvement or business process mapping. PRINCE2, Agile, APM or other recognised project delivery methodology. How to Apply Quote the Job Title and Reference Number in your application. Submit your CV in Word format. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis—early submission is recommended. We will also add your details to our mail out lists. Please note you may receive details of roles outside of your immediate vicinity, as many candidates are able to relocate temporarily for work. Please disregard any such emails that are not of interest and let us know if you would rather not receive such mailouts and/or if you wish us to delete your details and prefer to apply direct to our advertised roles. If you do not hear from us within three working days, unfortunately your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in working with us Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. AD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.