Interim Senior Finance Analyst – Income and Debt Improvement

Allen Lane are partnering with a London Local Authority to recruit an interim Senior Finance Analyst on a 6 month interim basis.
This role will support a high-profile Income & Debt Improvement Programme  focussed on helping to improve income collection, reduce debt and drive better financial outcomes through data-led decision making.

The Role
You'll work with large, complex datasets to analyse debt portfolios, recovery performance, and customer behaviour, identifying trends, risks and opportunities across:

Council Tax
Adult Social Care Debt
Housing Benefit Overpayments
Sundry Debt

You'll produce insightful management information, develop evidence-based recommendations and support targeted interventions that deliver measurable improvements in collection performance.

About You

Strong analytical experience within local government finance, revenues or debt recovery.
Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
Proven ability to turn complex data into clear, actionable insights.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Experience with NEC, Mosaic, Abacus or Oracle Financials is highly desirable.

This role would suit a Senior Finance Analyst, Revenue Analyst, Debt Recovery Analyst, Finance Business Partner or Performance Analyst with experience working in a local authority environment.