Head of Finance Business Partnering

4 days ago


Kent, United Kingdom Reed Talent Solutions Full time

A Kent based local authority are currently recruiting for a Head of Finance Business Partnering within their finance and corporate services division.

The role will be offered on a hybrid basis for an initial 6 month contract and a day rate of £500 - £600 umbrella (inside IR35)

You will have overall day to day responsibility for managing staff up to 10 FTE and the staffing budgets of up to £500k including a mixture of directly managed and project staff.

Ideally you would be a CCAB qualified accountant with solid senior financial management experience within the public sector.

Job purpose

You will have responsibility for leading and implementing the business partnering function for your specified service area partnering with the service leadership teams to develop, challenge and support service plans, project delivery and take responsibilityfor managing and reporting on operational performance for the business partnering team.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

- Proactively lead the financial advice and support within Business Partnering, particularly with reference to delivering savings and maximising service outcomes to residents.
- Ensure that financial information is relevant and balanced and is received by decision-takers at the appropriate level and in the appropriate form.
- Identify areas of weak financial management, risks and pressures and to work with the relevant service to improve them
- Work with directors and senior stakeholders to ensure they have the information and tools and develop the skills to manage their finances themselves.
- Be customer-focussed and to develop self-service underpinned by reducing finance support.
- Contribute to the development and monitoring of service level agreements, KPIs, defining respective roles and responsibilities and quality service delivery.
- Provide advice and support to Members, management board, directors and deputy directors on the full range of issues within the scope of the job.
- Deliver the wider finance activities such as closure of accounts, budget development.
- Lead in providing strategic financial advice to enable services to deliver continuous improvement in line with corporate priorities and the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy, encouraging services to always be looking several years ahead.
- Ensure effective financial support to programmes and projects, this will include financial modelling, preparation and /or review of business cases and providing advice on commercial aspects of projects
- Work with the relevant stakeholders and senior teams, to analyse business objectives, activity drivers and performance issues and identify prioritised financial strategies and plans designed to meet financial needs.
- Ensure all activities within the service comply with the council’s constitution, Standing Orders, financial regulations, health & safety and safeguarding responsibilities and that effective systems operate within the service to manager performance and risk

If you have the skills and experience suitable for this role, APPLY NOW and we’ll be in touch.



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