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Finance Business Partner

Up to £59,000 per annum

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Job purpose

To support the Council in providing services though high-quality Finance Business Partnering to Service Departments. This will include the provision of financial analysis and advice that is relevant, clear, timely and accurate. To manage a team of finance staff to support this role, and to contribute to the development of the wider finance team.

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Job accountabilities

Accountabilities for this role:

  • Understand the Council services, and their revenue and capital budgets, and the key drivers of income and expenditure.

  • To use this understanding to play an active role in development of the budget and the medium-term financial strategy, particularly regarding growth, savings, fees & charges and inflation.

  • Provide high qualify budget monitoring in partnership with Departmental Management Teams, providing useful insight and analysis of the key factors causing budget variances.

  • Provide financial advice to inform contract negotiations.

  • Identify future budget risks and opportunities and ensure these are adequately planned for.

  • Work with service managers to develop solutions to adverse budget variances.

  • Promote a commercial approach to financial management where appropriate.

  • Lead on the development of the financial aspect of business cases.

  • Develop a reputation of being a critical friend, through constructive professional scepticism.

  • Manage a finance team and ensure they remain motivated, and their work is directed to the areas of greatest benefit. Ensure a customer-focused approach is adopted by the team.

  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all colleagues.

  • To complete, or co-ordinate the completion, of financial returns relevant to the services supported.

  • Understand and communicate the need for services to operate within the constitution, financial regulations, contract rules and all approved Council policies and procedures.

  • Network with profession peer groups to ensure the Council is aware of and capitalises on best practice.

 

Standard accountabilities & responsibilities that apply to all council staff or specific groups are set out in the Employee Handbook, these include:

  • Corporate management.

  • Information governance compliance.

  • Whistleblowing.

  • General Safeguarding Statement.

  • Project and work management.

  • Working in a team.

  • Risk management including Health & Safety.

  • Business continuity.

  • Equality of Opportunity.

  • CREATE- our corporate behaviours.

  • Budget management.

  • Specific responsibilities for managers.

 

Local operating procedures and specific activities/tasks will be supplied by the service.

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Person specification

Key: Essential (E), Desirable (D), Application (AP), Assessment (A) Certificate (C), Interview (I), Test (T), Reference (R)

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Qualifications and training

  • CCAB Fully Qualified Professional Accountant (CIPFA, ACCA, ICAEW, CIMA) (E, AP, A, I)

  • Commitment to CPD. Demonstrable Post Qualification Development (E, AP, A, I)

  • Degree (D, AP, A, I)

  • Evidence of management development (D, AP, A, I)

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Job Competence summary (knowledge, skills, abilities, experience)

  • Up to date knowledge of Local Government finance (E, AP, A, I)

  • Proficient in IT (E, AP, A, I)

  • Communication and interpersonal skills both verbal and written. Ability to communicate complex issues in a clear concise way (E, AP, A, I)

  • Able to work strategically and operationally (understand and contribute to the big picture while leading on the technicalities) (E, AP, A, I)

  • Able to manage accountancy staff, managing, motivating and appraising staff (E, AP, A, I)

  • Able to manage and prioritise own workload and that of your team, work to deadlines, make independent decisions, work on own initiative (E, AP, A, I)

  • Drive and commitment to provide an improving, flexible and seamless service to customers (E, AP, A, I)

  • Flexible approach to working hours to meet and accommodate critical deadlines (E, AP, A, I)

  • Some specialist knowledge of Local Government Services (D, AP, A, I)

  • Knowledge of relevant legislation (D, AP, A, I)

  • Political Awareness (D, AP, A, I)

  • Able to negotiate and influence people (D, AP, A, I)

  • Able to drive projects to achieve results (D, AP, A, I)

  • Ability to develop & deliver formal training and support to non-financial managers (D, AP, A, I)

  • Experience in innovation to bring about organisational improvement (D, AP, A, I)

  • Ability to quickly assimilate complicated technical information (D, AP, A, I)

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Other requirements

  • Standard DBS check

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