Finance Business Partner

3 weeks ago

Reading, United Kingdom Reading Borough Council Full time

Job description

**Brighter Futures for Children**

**Full-time, Permanent**

**About us**:
Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.

We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.

Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

**About the role**:
This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our finance team.

**Key responsibilities**:

- To work with the Strategic Financial Business Partner in delivering a high-quality finance team in support of the objectives of the relevant service areas and within the budgetary provision made available.
- To provide proactive financial advice to budget managers in the relevant service area, identifying opportunities, trends and good practice from other sources that will be of benefit to the services delivered and the company overall.
- To provide specialist financial advice to the relevant service areas to enable them to make sound decisions.
- To be an advocate for the wider Finance Team, enabling access to other specialist advice as required.

**Essential Qualifications**:

- Relevant professional qualification with post qualification experience.
- Evidence of recent continuous professional development.
- Good understanding of finance in the public sector

**Experience/skills required**:

- Experience of working in a business partner type role
- Experience of managing/influencing large budgets
- Demonstrable knowledge of accounting principles, policies and practices including experience of year end closure of accounts (preferably within Local Government).

**Our offer**:
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

**A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including**:

- Local Government Pension Scheme
- 26 days holiday plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service) if you join on or after 1st April 2023
- Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loans
- A range of local discounts
- Further Opportunities for Training
- Car lease scheme
- Remote, Hybrid working available

**Closing date: 21 May 2023**

**Interview date: Week beginning 5 June 2023**

We look forward to hearing from you

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