Senior Finance Business Partner

1 week ago


Maidstone UK, Kent, United Kingdom Allen Lane Full time

Allen Lane are delighted to be assisting Kent Fire & Rescue Service in their search for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join their finance team on a 12 month fixed term contract.


About the Role


The Senior Finance Business Partner will establish and lead the finance business partnering service, providing support to Budget Managers regarding their day-to-day budgets and longer-term financial planning. Working with stakeholders, this post will be responsible for collating accurate financial information on a timely basis for the Management Board and Fire Authority.


The Role


Reporting into the Deputy Head of Finance, you will be leading a team of 3 and be responsible for, but not limited to:

  • Lead on the introduction of an effective finance business partnering function, providing support with monitoring spend against budgets, forecasting and drafting long-term financial plans
  • Provide training to colleagues in finance and Budget Managers on financial awareness
  • Develop accurate reports for stakeholders, meeting their needs with data and evidence for decision making
  • Provide financial analysis on benchmarking, cost-benefits etc.
  • Work closely with Budget Managers and Service Leads to understand cost drivers, understanding variables and their impact on spend
  • Support with the development of medium-term and 10-year capital expenditure plans
  • Oversee the preparation of working papers for closedown and various statutory and non-statutory returns


The Candidate


We are looking for candidates who are a qualified/part qualified accountant (CIPFA / ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent), AAT qualified with substantial experience in finance business partnering and Excel skills at an intermediate level (pivots / lookups).


You will have experience of working under pressure, be able to demonstrate excellent communications skills and have a proven track record of effective decision making with excellent attention to detail.


This role offers a hybrid working model, on site at the Service Headquarters in Maidstone 3 days per week and 2 days working remote.


Application Details:

  • Closing Date: Wednesday 11th December 2024, 23:59pm
  • Interview Date: To be confirmed


Please apply early as this vacancy may close ahead of the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.


We look forward to receiving your application.



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