Finance Business Partner
Location: London
Contract: Temporary (6-months initial)
Rate: £400 - 450 per day umbrella
Start Date: ASAP
- Hybrid Working*
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Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a Finance Business Partner (Adults) to join the team on a temporary basis. The Finance Business Partner will be responsible for implementing the business partnering function for the Adults Finance service. The role is pivotal in providing strategic support in all aspects of financial advice for the service across the Council.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a partner with the service leadership teams to develop, constructively challenge and support service plans and project delivery
- Take responsibility for managing and reporting on operational performance for the business partnering team.
- Assess situations from a commercial, business or finance perspective; provide appropriate financial advice to support complex business decisions.
- Business Partners will work closely with all stakeholders to ensure best use of limited financial resources, providing the strategic financial insight, intelligence and support needed.
- Respond to government and professional consultations, implementation of best practice models and any other such requirements
- Provide an effective Business Partnering function to the council and to contribute to the development of the policies, activities and service improvements required to deliver the function.
Candidate Criteria
- CCAB/CIMA Qualified Accountant with extensive PQE
- Experienced in Adults Finance within a Local Authority Finance environment
- Experience of providing an effective business partnering service to a Local Authority
- Experience of financial appraisals, modelling techniques, development of business cases
- Experience of building partnerships and working effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- 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 or email
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.