Finance Business Partner

Positive Employment • TRAFFIC • Hampshire, Southampton, United Kingdom • £26.32 / * • 3d ago

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Finance Business Partner for our client a local government organisation in Southampton.

The successful candidate will support the Executive Director and management team for Enabling Services, ensuring the directorate remains Better for Residents, Simpler for Colleagues, and Affordable for the organisation.

They will contribute to achieving these priorities through the delivery of essential council services, including Digital, HR, Legal & Governance (with Democratic Services), Finance, and Contracting & Procurement.

This role is a 3 month initial contract with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working with 1-2 days per week required.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

Be a key member of a Business Partnering Team for a Directorate. Responsible distinct area of the business and represent finance and financial issues being a financial technical expert for that area.
Provide key financial data for use by the Strategic Finance Business Partner and Leadership Team for a distinct area of the business to underpin strong financial performance.
Manage the impact of reports, policies and procedures relating to their area.
Support and deputise for the Strategic Finance Business Partner in the collation of strategic financial reporting for senior stakeholders.
Support and drive the business area in maximising impact for local residents and businesses through delivery of effective and efficient financial performance, and ensuring value for money is a key focus.
Drive strong financial control and advocate financial priorities to the business through the provision of timely & relevant management information.
Support the preparation and analysis business cases for new activities, investment decisions and decommissioning activities - ensuring that appropriate financial targets are set and that systems are in place to collect sufficient, accurate data on performance.
Help develop links between financial and service based systems to promote automation and more accurate and timely financial reporting to aid decision making.
Drive and support the business in meeting challenging transformation programmes.
Understand impacts of financial position in own area and that of the organisation and use insight to curtail or support business and investment activities.

Personal Requirements:

Full Professional accountancy level qualification, CCAB or CIMA (or finalist).
Have experience of, or assisted with, recruitment and selection of team members in accordance with relevant policies and legislation.
Have experience of monitoring a capital budget and operating in accordance with financial policy and requirements.
Experience of monitoring a revenue budget and operating in accordance with financial policy and requirements.
Experience of the budget setting process within a local authority and the statutory requirements.

Working Hours: 37hrs / 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday to Friday

Pay: 26.32 per hr

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.

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