Financial Business Partner Assistant

1 month ago

Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom West Northamptonshire Council Full time
About the role

West Northamptonshire Council is seeking a skilled Assistant Financial Business Partner to join their Strategic Finance Team. As an Assistant Financial Business Partner, you will apply your accountancy skills and business acumen to support two busy finance teams. The successful candidate will be part-qualified or committed to studying towards a qualification, with significant financial experience working in a similar role. This position offers a flexible working arrangement, with two days spent in the office per week.

The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic and supportive department, helping to shape a highly performing finance function during a period of significant change for the council. Your key responsibilities will include:

  1. Supporting budget holders in financial planning and budget modelling for different scenarios, advising on financial analysis for both revenue and capital income and expenditure.
  2. Working with budget holders to ensure accurate and timely budget monitoring, including risk appraisals.
  3. Assisting in the assessment of business case appraisals, including interpreting and analysing complex financial and non-financial information.
  4. Developing financial systems and processes to ensure robust governance and demonstrate best practice.
  5. Ensuring that services perform their duties and functions in fulfilment of their financial statutory obligations, keeping abreast of the Council's changing legal obligations, mandates, and responsible for ensuring relevant compliance with the Council's Financial Procedure Rules and SORPs.
  6. Delivering customer satisfaction levels to support the Finance Business Partner business plan and deliverables.
  7. Supporting the closedown of the accounts schedule, reviewing processes and timescales to enable deadlines to be met.
  8. Supporting the Council to deliver its strategies with an understanding and inputting into the analysis of changes to accounting and reporting requirements.
About you

You'll be either AAT Qualified (or recognised professional accounting qualification) or committed to studying and qualifying. Ongoing professional development will also be key to your success. We offer a range of benefits, including:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
  • Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
  • Car Lease scheme
  • Professional subscriptions / registration - if your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
  • Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities.
  • A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
  • Our West Ways of Working - We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
  • Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.
About us

We're a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we're embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers, and communities. Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate, and Empower underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

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