Finance Business Partner Location: Greater LondonPay rate: £750 per dayWe are looking for experienced and passionate Finance Business Partner within Children & SEND.As part of this MASH service you will have a passion for making a difference to our children. In this role you will undertake day-to-day management and/or coordination of an operational Finance team or a number of staff within the team, to provide an optimum level of service provision in accordance with the Council’s policies, budget allocation and statutory requirements . You will support the target setting, performance management, business planning and budget management for the Finance team. The successful candidate will manage the responsible selection, development and performance of junior members within a specific operational finance team in line with the Council’s HR policies. You will ensure that all team members receive the appropriate level of communication to maintain engagement with the Council’s activities. Support the Finance Manager in workforce planning including a succession plan for key roles.In this role you will:

Develop and support improvement projects within the Directorate from a finance perspective.
Support the development of the structures, systems and policies necessary to support effective service delivery.
Ensure that officers and Members are provided with high quality financial advice and direction on financial strategies, policy, standards and practices, enabling service Directorates to make timely and well-informed strategic and operational decisions in the knowledge of the impact those decisions will have financially on the Council.
Understand the business of the service Directorate and the customer’s needs and provide a finance service that adds value.
Support the delivery of productivity, efficiency improvement and cost reduction plans within the service Directorate, including change programmes and cross-cutting projects, and the identification and securing of new funding streams.
Be responsible for identifying financial issues within the service Directorate that require attention and seek resolutions to areas of financial concern to ensure expenditure and income is contained within the Budget.
Review complex and high level operational financial issues so that they are resolved effectively and precedents are set for the resolution of similar issues.
Work with Strategic Finance colleagues as required to proactively support the production of strategic and medium-term financial planning information.
Ensure that the statutory accounting requirements with respect to each Directorate are met and that legislative changes that may have financial impact on Directorates are covered.
Deputise for the Finance Manager at Senior Management Team meetings, member briefings and other meetings as required and take an increased level of responsibility for building effective relationships with the Senior Management Team and other stakeholders such as lead members.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

A dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
An easy registration process (all done online)
Referral schemes and incentives
Ongoing compliance managed for you
Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

This role is ideally located for those travelling from Hammersmith, Chiswick, Wembley, City of London, Wimbledon, Uxbridge, Hayes, Ruislip, Northwood, West Drayton, Fulham, Lambeth, London, Twickenham, Windsor, Maidenhead, High Wycombe, Slough, Maidenhead, Bracknell, Guildford, Croydon, Bromley, Dartford, Romford, Hillingdon, Watford, Barking and Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Ilford, Chelmsford, Brixton, Barking, Southwark, Mitcham and Woolwich.We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, Finance Business Partner, Children in Need, Duty and Assessment, Child Protection, Children & SEND, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.

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