Strategic Finance Business Partner
Sutton
£600/day
Start date: ASAP
36/hrs a week
Hatched Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are looking for a Strategic Finance Business Partner in the Sutton area. We are looking for someone with experience providing business partner support to services including waste and recycling; housing and homelessness; planning and building control
- Experience supporting a local authority's 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
Must have Qualifications in AAT or CIPFA. Ideal for those who are looking for a short term contract.
Brief Description of job role and department
The Shared Finance Service ambition is to add value, inspire success and this role is part of the Shared Finance Service (SFS) team collectively responsible for delivering SFS activities to realise this ambition.The role provides direct support to the Head of Financial Planning & Business Partnering.
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.
Essential Knowledge and Experience
- Completed a relevant professional qualification that supports delivery of functional responsibilities (e.g. CIPFA, CIMA, MBA etc) or demonstrable equivalent experience of operating at that level.
- Experience of working within a business partnering model and/or the ability to demonstrate an awareness of what is required to deliver the outcomes of the model
- Experience of working alongside senior managers in a Senior Finance role
- Experience of working within a finance team which is customer focused
- Experience of delivering strategic finance advice within a large and complex organisation
- Experience of providing advice and challenge to budget holders, managers and Finance colleagues.
- Experience of leading or providing financial support to change programmes and business improvement initiatives, or development of corporate strategy
- Experience of developing in depth technical understanding of complex financial issues to support financial planning