Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

Temporary (6 months), Full Time

Up to £400 per day umbrella

Benfleet, Essex

A local council are hiring a Finance Business partner to work at the forefront of innovation and the Council’s continuous improvement and transformation journey. It will bring expertise, insight and knowledge of best practice to drive transformation and provide effective challenge to the organisation using data to inform evidence-based decisions, initiatives and improvements.

Responsibilities:

The role will work with Assistant Directors and Managers to support them with financial modelling required or service transformation, monthly budget monitoring and annual budget setting.

• Delivery of a comprehensive suite of professional financial business partnering services including strategic financial advice, specialist and technical financial support, supporting services with financial and resource management, grant & internal financial control management and support the compilation of Statutory Annual Accounts
• Provide advice and financial input into the Council’s financial planning processes including input and guidance into business plans and service reviews
• Actively support the continuous cycle of business re-engineering ensuring improvements across all service areas to drive forward efficiencies by continuously adapting, designing, monitoring and reviewing working practices, procedures and systems
• Ensure compliance with Council financial regulations, protocol and guidance
• Provide robust challenge to budget holders as necessary
• To identify, investigate and support the reduction of cost pressures, saving opportunities and solutions through robust business cases
• To provide oversight and detailed technical support in one of either Housing Revenue Account, Capital accounting or Commercialism

Your Experience:

CCAB or CIMA qualified

• Extensive experience in Public Sector (preferably Local Authority) budgeting and accounting procedures.

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