Commercial and Payments Officer

Senior Commercial and Payments Officer

Permanent

Grade C - £35,412 - £44,075

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Commercial and Payments Officer .

This is an exciting and challenging role working as part of the Highways PFI Contract Management Team . As a Senior Commercial and Payments Officer, you will be responsible for following process that ensure the monthly payment of invoices is undertaken in accordance with agreed contractual arrangements and financial regulations. A good understanding and or previous experience of analysing budget forecasts, payments and invoices is needed to fulfil this role.

The role can at times be very demanding with competing priorities so the ability to work in a structured way under pressure is essential.

Reporting to the Principal Payments Officer, you will work collaboratively with other teams within the wider PFI Contract Management Team and external stakeholders to ensure that services are delivered in accordance with the future service need.

What you will do

• Analyse and review invoices, cashflow forecasts and supporting documentation.
• Ensure payments are calculated correctly, verified, and processed on time.
• Monitor and analyse service provider budget forecasts, expenditure and performance.
• Maintain accurate records of payments, funding and future commitments.
• Produce clear, accurate and timely management information.
• Record and report on resources committed against budgets.
• Review and prepare responses to claims, Early Warnings and Compensation Events.
• Provide analysis to support the council’s position in disputes relating to costs and payments.

What you’ll need

• A relevant professional qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong experience maintaining accurate financial and textual records.
• An understanding of service contract management and provider performance analysis.
• Experience of calculating, reconciling and approving payments in an auditable way.
• The ability to produce high‑quality management information for varied audiences.
• Confidence in analysing and presenting financial, statistical and technical data.
• A working understanding of highway maintenance and management services.
• Excellent IT skills, especially Excel, with the ability to improve processes and support others.
• Strong communication and problem‑solving abilities.

What we offer in return…

• Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund – with generous employer contributions
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 30 days, increasing with length of service
• My Rewards Scheme – access to over 800 brands providing discounts and savings
• Health and wellbeing support – independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling, occupational health

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.

Job Description and Person Specification

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team [email protected]

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements , before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.