Finance Business Partner

Mt Local Government client is looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner to join the team on a permanent basis. Reporting into the Head of Service, you role will be to deliver high quality financial advice and commercial & financial expertise to the organisation. You will take a full and proactive approach in managing & delivering timely financial and management accounting services, including all aspects of budgeting, medium & long-term financial planning, project & transformation programme support, forecasting, financial reporting & control. This will include long-term capital & resource planning for general fund, ring-fenced funds, partnership funds.

Day to day you will:

• Provide trusted proactive robust strategic and operational financial management, commercial & financial planning advice and support related to option analysis, business case development and budget management.
• Ensure that effective financial controls are in operation and that financial risk is understood, clearly reported, monitored, and proactively minimised.
• Accountable for supporting business development and transformation by using insightful predictive analytics, optimising financial modelling and commercial acumen.
• Responsible to promote the delivery of value for money services across the organisation, evidenced by cost and trend analysis benchmarked against best-in-class comparators to deliver further efficiencies & lever performance improvements. Ensure that financial risk is understood, clearly reported, monitored, and proactively minimised.

In this role you will be the primary point of contact for financial services for the Executive Director to ensure all appropriate accountancy activities are provided in a timely manner, carried out in line with the agreed financial operating framework and to the highest standard. You will also take responsibility for the management of a dedicated team of finance professionals.

To be considered for the role you will need to be a CCAB qualified accountant with a clear and thorough understanding of the operational context within which local government services are currently operating and how to apply the dynamics of working within a political environment. You will also need sharp financial acumen to build robust commercial and economic models, define appropriate pricing strategies and ensure budgets & forecasts, including revenue and capital projections, are sound and support proposed changes.

The role is being offered on a hybrid basis with a salary of circa £73,000.