Shared Services Helpdesk Advisor
Pay: £15.40 per hour, 37 hours per week, Mon-Fri. Location: One Angel Square, NN1 1ED. Length: 12 weeks.
Opus People Solutions are recruiting on behalf of West Northamptonshire Council for a Shared Services Helpdesk Advisor to join a busy and fast-paced customer service environment within the Finance Operations team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced customer service professional who enjoy helping people, solving problems, and delivering high-quality support. You will be the first point of contact for a wide range of finance and payroll-related enquiries, supporting council employees, residents, suppliers, and partner organisations.
Working within a high-volume helpdesk environment, you will handle enquiries via telephone, email, and internal case management systems, ensuring customers receive a professional, efficient, and positive service.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the first point of contact for customer enquiries
- Resolve customer queries efficiently and accurately
- Log, assess and process service requests using internal systems
- Escalate complex cases to relevant teams where required
- Deliver excellent customer service across phone, email and online channels
- Maintain accurate records and audit trails
- Take ownership of customer enquiries and provide regular updates
- Meet service level agreements (SLAs) and performance targets
- Contribute to continuous improvement of service delivery
About You
- Previous customer service experience, ideally within a contact centre environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong problem-solving and organisational skills
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and Office 365
- Experience handling sensitive or confidential information
- The ability to prioritise workloads in a fast-paced environment
- A positive, team-focused attitude and commitment to customer satisfaction
Desirable
- Experience working within local government or shared services
- Experience working against KPIs and SLAs
- NVQ Level 2 in Customer Service or equivalent
- Experience within payroll, finance, or administrative support services
Working Arrangements
The successful candidate will initially be office-based 5 days per week during training. Following successful completion of training, the role will move to a hybrid arrangement, with 3 days per week in the office and 2 days working from home.
All offers will be subject to satisfactory compliance screening, including right to work in the UK and references.
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