Strategic Finance Business Partner

4 weeks ago


Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, United Kingdom London Borough of Sutton Full time

About the Role

The London Borough of Sutton is seeking a highly skilled Strategic Finance Business Partner to join its shared finance service with Kingston Council. This key role will focus on supporting the Head of Financial Planning and Business Partnering by providing strategic support for services and their senior officers within the Environment, Housing and Neighbourhoods directorate.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for being the senior finance professional for one or more directorates, developing subject matter expertise, and ensuring that services produce accurate and useful financial information and forecasts. They will also support services and colleagues to develop the medium-term financial plan and deliver their services within budget.

About Us

The Financial Planning and Business Partnering team supports Sutton Council only, within the shared finance service. The team has 17 positions that combine to deliver revenue and capital financial planning and business partnering services.

The aim of the shared finance service is to add value and inspire success by translating business intelligence into business success, safeguarding the financial health of our Councils, empowering our customers to manage their finances, and learning, improving, and exceeding.

About You

The successful candidate will have experience providing business partner support to services, including waste and recycling, housing and homelessness/temporary accommodation, planning and building control. They will also have experience providing support and challenge to senior officers and leadership in a local authority, leading or providing financial support to a change/transformation programme, and a relevant professional qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience.

They will have strong numerical and analytical skills, proven leadership skills, and the ability to engage and inspire. One of the postholder's duties is to provide oversight of the housing revenue account (HRA) finances that are day-to-day managed by the council's ALMO. Preference will be given to candidates that have experience supporting a local authority's HRA.

Our Offer To You

The London Borough of Sutton offers a supportive, friendly, and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We provide a modern and flexible working environment, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, and a wide range of benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, flexi-time, three volunteering days per year, comprehensive learning and development programme, and local and national discounts for shopping, eating out, and leisure activities.



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