Strategic Finance Business Partner

4 months contract with Local government

Job Summary:

The post holder will provide strategic financial business partnering support to the corporate core and front line service areas of the Councils. The post holder will be required to act as a critical friend to the Council delivering useful analysis and insight that informs strategic decision making and drives strong financial management across the Council. The post holder will support the management of financial risk to protect the financial health of the Council and to ensure financial planning is robust and aligned to Council priorities. The post holder will work as part of the Senior Leadership Team of the service to provide inspirational leadership and drive cultural change to ensure the service reflects the INSPIRE values and achieves excellent outcomes.

Key Duties (Sample):

Take a proactive role in providing inspirational leadership to the finance team as part of the Senior Leadership Tier of the shared finance service

Provide direct line management of 15 staff to support the area of the business you are allocated to as Strategic Finance Business Partner

Support staff development through coaching and mentoring

across the service helping to fulfil the Shared Finance Service ambition of growing our own talent

Play an active role in Council leadership networks and lead by example to embed corporate values and beliefs

Essential Experience and Qualifications (Sample):

Experience providing business partner support to services including waste and recycling; housing and homelessness; planning and building control

Experience supporting a local authoritys housing revenue account (HRA)

Experience providing support and challenge to senior officers and leadership in a local authority

Experience in leading or providing financial support to a change/transformation programme

Holds a relevant professional qualification (e.g. CIPFA CIMA MBA etc) or demonstrable equivalent experience of operating at that level

Strong numerical and analytical skills with the ability to provide detailed and accurate information at pace with little oversight

Additional information to note:

This position is located in Sutton

The closing date for this position is Friday 09/08/2024 at 14:00