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Finance Business Partner Location: LondonContract: Temporary (6-month initial) Rate: £400.00 per day umbrella // £352.10 per day PAYE Start Date: ASAP*Hybrid Working* Contact:
Job DescriptionService Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a Finance Business Partner to join their Environmental Services Finance team on a temporary basis. The Finance Business Partner will provide high-level financial advice for the environmental services senior management team and provide support in key financial areas. Main Responsibilities
- Ensure the requirements of the Council's financial strategy are met and savings and efficiencies are sought wherever possible
- Ensure proposals for any budget growth are robust and adhere to corporate processes and timescales
- Support managers to identify savings opportunities/growth requirements through data and evidence from a variety of sources.
- Support with the closing of accounts process, ensuring timescales are achieved and accounting standards are observed.
- Contribute to budget monitoring and forecasting, enabling budget managers to provide year end forecasts which are accurate and robust
- Undertake high level checks of forecasts, challenging budget holders where appropriate
- Early identification of budgets risks and potential savings, identifying mitigating actions to address budget pressures.
CandidateCriteria
- CCAB/CIMA Qualified Accountant or PQ with extensive relevant experience
- Experience of working in a similar capacity within a Local Authority Finance environment
- Experience of Environmental Services Finance is highly desirable
- Experience of supporting budget monitoring, closure of accounts and financial strategy
- Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team
If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on or email Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.
