Finance Business Partner
Finance Business Partner
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Job Description
6 months contract with local authority
Responsibilities
- To proactively lead the financial advice and support to the defined service area particularly with reference to delivering savings.
- To ensure that financial information is relevant and balanced and is received by decisiontakers at the appropriate level.
- To work with services to ensure the accuracy of information input to systems and proper responses to system outputs.
- To work with managers to ensure they have the information and tools and develop the skills to manage their finances themselves.
- To lead manage and motivate staff through excellent communication professional guidance support and development in accordance with the council s policies and procedures.
- To be customerfocussed and to develop selfservice underpinned by reducing finance support.
- To provide advice and support to Members management board directors and deputy directors on the full range of issues within the scope of the job.
- To support and contribute to joint working and matrix management within oneSource.
- To ensure effective financial support to programmes and projects.
Example outcomes or objectives
Budget monitoring information which is accurate
Managers who can carry out their own daytoday financial management responsibilities with minimal input
Member and officer level reports that are based on accurate financial information and robust financial analysis
Programmes and projects that have effective financial support and which deliver on financial objectives
Critical Success Factors
Provision of and delivery of quality services ensuring a high level of service that is reflective of all customer needs and value for money
Anticipates different customer needs delivering a customer focused shared service which is a cultural fit is flexible and proactive in approach
Delivers a resilient business which continuously improves and innovates with healthy revenue streams
Operates an ethos of joint working and operates across the board regardless of location
Delivers capacity and capability to operate business as usual with the capacity and capability to innovate and project manage to support this
Delivers a flexible and scalable platform to innovate enhance market knowledge and continuously improve
Invests in people and skills to deliver a sustainable business
The post holder will report to the Strategic Business Partner
Other key relationships for the post holder will be:
Director of Finance (oneSource)
Director of Finance (Bexley Havering Newham)
Other managers for the matrix management of staff and maximising use of resources to undertake all financial work.
Senior Management Team
Internal audit
External Audit
Relevant partner organisations (e.g. NHS)
Service directors and senior managers
Other support services
Cabinet portfolio holders
Employment Type
Full Time
