Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner
Location: London
Contract: Temporary (6-month initial)
Rate: 400.00 per day umbrella // 352.10 per day PAYE
Start Date: ASAP
*Hybrid Working*
Contact: (url removed)

Job Description
Service 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.

Candidate Criteria

• 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 (phone number removed) or email (url removed)
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.