Finance Business Partner

1 month ago

Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Venesky Brown Full time

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Northamptonshire, is currently looking to recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner – Capital for a 3 month contract on a rate of £550-650 umbrella £423.08 - £500 PAYE (Inside IR35). This role will be hybrid working role.


Responsibilities:


- As a member of the Strategic Finance Business Partners management team, contribute to the overall strategic and operational management of the provision of Financial Services to the Service, this will include the closure of the accounts and the production of the Statement of Accounts.

- Manage, motivate and develop staff within the team, providing support to ensure that priorities are identified, objectives achieved and to enhance the overall level of performance and morale.

- Ensure effective and ongoing implementation of the Organisation’s Performance.

- Appraisal and Development Programme within the finance team.

- Ensure that services perform their duties and functions in fulfilment of their financial statutory obligations, keeping abreast of the Organisations changing legal obligations, mandates and responsible for ensuring relevant compliance with the Organisation’s Financial Procedure Rules and Financial Code.

- To manage the provision of financial support on obtaining and securing financial resources including the assessment of business options, including interpreting/analysing complex financial and non-financial information.

- Support the Strategic Finance Business Partner in designing and delivering

bespoke financial training packages to Officers.

- Deliver Customer Satisfaction levels to support the Accountancy business plan and deliverables.

- Support the closedown of the accounts schedule by reviewing processes and timescales to enable deadlines to be met.

- To manage finance projects assigned by the Strategic Finance Business Partner.

- To support the provision of financial direction and analysis to all Service and Support Directorates.

- Deputise for the Strategic Finance Business Partner in their absence where appropriate.

- Ensuring all financial controls are undertaken in a timely manner and supporting the Strategic Finance Business Partner on Balance Sheet Monitoring and reporting.

- Support the Strategic Finance Business Partner on the timely and accurate production of reporting of financial performance and ensuring effective controls of the overall budget.

- Support the Strategic Finance Business Partner on relevant compliance with the financial regulations and standing orders of the organisation

- Support the Strategic Finance Business Partner in ensuring that the organisation has effective arrangements for internal financial controls and appropriate levels of financial governance.

General responsibilities applicable to all jobs

- Demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.

- Comply with the Organisation’s policies and procedures including (but not limited to) safeguarding, financial regulations, promotion of equalities, customer care, agreed audit actions and health and safety (ensuring that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons).

- Carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope and purpose

of this job description and which are commensurate with the grade of the post

- This job description reflects the major tasks to be carried out by the post holder and identifies a level of responsibility at which they will be required to work.

- In the interests of effective working, the major tasks may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changing needs and circumstances. Such reviews and any consequential changes will be carried out in consultation with the post holder.



Essential Skills:


- CCAB Qualified

- Be committed to and have evidence of ongoing professional development as required by the membership of their professional body.

- Knowledge and experience of the preparation of the annual accounts closedown process, including the production of the Statement of Accounts.

- Proven staff leadership and management experience E Proven experience in the areas of Financial Planning, Control and Reporting

- Experience in the development of Financial Processes

- Evidence of developing and delivering financial training to officers and members

- Proven experience of communicating effectively with professional and technical finance staff and operational managers. Ability to negotiate and influence at a high level

- Understanding of how local government works, including the specific complexities of local government finance, and the major influences and challenges it faces

- Have up to date knowledge of accounting policy such as IFRS, CIPFA codes of practice and Taxation and be able to interpret and apply as required.

- Able to lead, inspire and motivate a range of employees and generate a positive working environment

- Ability to analyse and address complex issues including the need to deliver different support to different service elements.

- Ability to apply innovative and creative thinking to complex service challenges

- Committed to corporate and collegiate working across the services of North Northants

- Enthusiastic, not easily deterred and able to convey enthusiasm to others

- Demonstrate the ability to communicate, both written and oral, complex financial issues to non -financial managers, senior managers and external organisations

- Well -developed IT skills (spreadsheet, PowerPoint, general ledger packages including reporting)

- Good technical finance accounting skills and have the ability to communicate these to non -technical audiences

- Ability to work with others to reach a common goal

- Ability to provide professional leadership to colleagues

- Ability to maintain high levels of performance under changing conditions, tasks, responsibilities, or people

- Ability to plan and organise time and resources to ensure that deadlines and agreed targets are met with minimum supervision

- Ability to constantly review and improve processes and information for budget managers and senior management to aid decision making


Desirable Skills:


-Appropriate Management Qualification

- Experience of working at a professional level within a local government organisation

- Demonstrate direct experience of working in partnership with private, public, and voluntary organisations

- Experience of delivering training to small and large groups of people

- Ability to travel to all areas of the County


If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.

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