Rate: £28.81 per hour (umbrella)
Term: 12 weeks
Hours per week: 36
Location: Office‑based (possible part home working after initial month)
We are seeking a Benefits professional with significant experience and a strong background in benefit assessment who is ready to progress into a Revenues & Benefits Systems Officer role. This position is ideal for someone who understands the operational side of Benefits and wants to move into a more technical, systems‑focused career path.
The role centres on maintaining, developing, and improving our Benefits systems, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance across all processes. You will work closely with operational teams, IT, and external suppliers to support system changes, testing, upgrades, and data quality.
About the role
You will support the Council in the effective and efficient maintenance and development of the Revenues and Benefits system - MRI (Academy).
In particular:
- Assist the MRI/Academy Systems Manager in providing a high -quality service which ensures the Council meets its statutory and legal requirements
- Have a high knowledge of the functionality and systems operation of the Academy system to provide advice and support to the Systems Manager (Academy)
- Ensure the regular information updates are managed in a timely manner and report are produced in accordance with business needs
- Maintain and support the Academy System to provide a quality system to the council
- Draft and update procedure manuals
- Assist with statutory returns (including subsidy), liaise effectively with the Councils External Auditor
- Assist with the testing of new releases and day to day system issues
- Provide advice to other teams of the Council on Academy functionality, reports and upgrades
- Produce ad hoc reports, make system updates and changes
- Liaise with colleagues within the Team and the Council to maximise the use and functionality of the system
Benefits
We believe employee benefits should go beyond just a free drink
or fruit bowl. What’s more, we believe you should get to choose perks
that suit your lifestyle. That’s why we’ve partnered up with the
global benefits and rewards provider Perkbox, to offer something for
all of our people.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
Perks Hub
- Hundreds of global and local perks, available online 24/7
- Free monthly lifestyle perks; such as free coffees,
breakfasts, cinema tickets, etc
- Shopping discounts from the biggest brands, all year round
- Save money on everything from the supermarket shop to summer holidays
Wellness Hub
- Easy to follow videos for everything from yoga exercises, to
strength training and HIIT workouts
- Mindfulness, meditation and sleep resources, available on all
your devices
- Guides to help with everything from anxiety to stopping smoking
- Confidential mental health helpline, 24/7 access to a
qualified counsellor
Celebration Hub
Working with us means you're always part of Team BSS - celebrate
and recognise fellow contractors, whether they're across the desk or
across the world
Company polls where everybody can vote for the winners
Culture Hub
- A single place to find company updates, photos, benefits
information and lots more!
- Stay in the loop with what’s happening by accessing Culture
hub anywhere, at any time
Pre -Compliance Checks for Successful Applicants:
At BSS, we uphold the highest standards of screening and trust
for every role. Successful applicants will undergo a comprehensive
pre -compliance process in line with the Baseline Personnel Security
Standard (BPSS). This includes:
- Identity Verification: Confirming
the authenticity of your identity documents.
- Employment History
Checks: Reviewing your occupation history for the past
3 -5 years (depending on client requirement).
- Right to Work
Verification: Ensuring you have the legal
right to work in the UK.
- Unspent Conviction Check: Conducting a Basic DBS
Check to reveal any unspent convictions.
These checks are crucial in ensuring a secure and trustworthy
work collaboration, aligning with best practices used in government
and public sectors. While primarily standard in these sectors, our
adoption of pre -compliance checks across all roles reflects our
commitment to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and trust
in our recruitment process.
Equal Opportunities
Business Smart Solutions are a Recruitment Agency - We hire
talented and passionate people from a variety of backgrounds because
we want our global worker base to represent the wide diversity of our
clients. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience
doesn’t align perfectly with every bullet point listed in the job
description, we still encourage you to apply. If you're passionate
about working for a role in local government and share our company
values, we encourage you to apply.
BSS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not
discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race,
color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy,
childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry,
physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status,
gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable
legally protected characteristic. BSS considers qualified applicants
with criminal histories, consistent with applicable UK law. If you
need assistance or an accommodation made due to a disability, please
let your recruiter know.
Armed Forces Covenant
We endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key
principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- No member of the Armed Forces Community should
face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial
services compared to any other citizen
- In some circumstances special treatment may be
appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
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