Business Support Assistant -WNC only
Job introduction
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About the role
Provide administrative support to managers and colleagues within your team and at times across the service area. Produce a range of detailed documents independently to the required standard and within timescales.
Responsible for the maintenance and development of electronic and paper record systems to ensure that the business is adequately supported. Act as a super user the internal systems and provide support to colleagues. Ensure customer, staff and performance data held on the management information system is accurate and up to date to ensure effective case management and staff planning.
Provide support to meetings and panels, including arranging meetings.
Ensure financial systems and processes are carefully followed. Raise purchase orders, check invoices are accurate and process invoices and payments in accordance with WNC guidelines. Keep accurate financial records and meet reporting deadlines.
Additional information
We are looking for a hard working committed member of staff who can work alone and within a team.
Someone who is conscientious and wants to join our team, who strive to deliver an excellent service to our customers.
Company information
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what its like to work at West Northants Council.
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner
The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.
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