Strategic Finance Business Partner

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Vox Network Consultants Full time
Job Description

Role Purpose

  • These roles provide a broad service that set policy and provides advice to support and assure all of the council’s day to day activities. They gather information required by other groups to make strategic decisions and translate this into corporate policy and strategic advice. They have little or no direct accountability for outcomes; however, what they are accountable for is the quality of advice they provide to business leaders.
  • At the lower levels, these roles tend to focus on research and analysis and the interpretation and implementation of policies. At the higher level, role holders set strategy, develop policy and provide assurance across the Council more broadly.
  • 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 Finance Business Partnering.

Specific Accountabilities

  • 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 1-5 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
  • Act as the senior Finance professional for one or more Directorate areas developing subject matter expertise and taking responsibility for producing accurate and useful financial information and forecasts, based on sound assumptions and realistic estimates, to support both the S151 Officer and Executive Directors to manage the Council’s finances

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

Desirable Knowledge and Experience

  • Experience of successfully delivering customer engagement activities or business

partnering in a large and complex organisation

  • Experience of developing expertise in non-financial subjects to support customers
  • Experience of interpreting complex or detailed legislation, policy or strategy

documents to identify financial implications and deliver insight

  • Experience of developing or contributing to medium term financial plans and strategies
  • Knowledge and experience of relevant service areas or corporate financial management

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