PURPOSE OF THE JOB To provide high quality, pro-active payment and contract compliance, and business support services on behalf of the Property and Asset Management service, including the prompt payment of contract payments and invoices in accordance with Hackney Councils Standing Orders. To build positive, effective relationships with contractors, the DLO and colleagues, while ensuring compliance with the Councils contract payment policies and procedures. Key Accountabilities: 1. To ensure the prompt payment of invoices in accordance with the terms of the contract and the Councils Standing Orders and financial regulations. 2. To ensure invoices, payments and receipts are authorised, paid within the terms of the contract and banked in accordance with the Councils procedures. 3. To monitor and ensure that the required performance and contractual information is supplied by contractors and relevant services. 4. To maintain accurate contract and payment records, monitoring and reporting performance and outcomes. 5. To provide effective and pro-active payment and contract compliance and business support services to Property and Asset Management Services, and payment and contract compliance services to Building Maintenance colleagues. 6. To take a pro-active approach to ensuring compliance with the Councils policies and procedures, and maintaining positive and effective relationships with contractors, the DLO and colleagues in the performance of the role. Skills and abilities ? Ability to produce monitoring reports and keep accurate records ? Ability to produce accurate records of meetings ? Ability to demonstrate effective oral and written communication ? Ability to use and contribute to the development of a range of ICT systems ? Ability to implement new methods of working, including new ICT developments Knowledge ? Knowledge of current I.CT. systems and applications Experience ? Experience of performing payment functions and administrative duties within a technical or specialist environment is desirable ? Experience of producing reports and monitoring information Experience of providing business support and administration functions lucal authouty: 1 year (required) I.CT. systems and applications: 1 year (required) performing payment functions and: 1 year (required) Business Support Assistant: 5 years (required) monitoring reports: 3 years (required) RQ1516185