6-12 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
To support Finance function in its budgeting setting - Ideally public sector experience.
Provide high level strategic financial advice in liaison with senior finance colleagues and service managers.
Provide advice and financial input into the Council's financial planning processes including input and guidance into business plans and service improvement reviews under the direction of senior finance colleagues, utilising financial modelling, options appraisal and risk analysis tools and techniques as appropriate.
Key Duties/Accountabilities
Delivery of a comprehensive suite of professional financial business partnering services including strategic financial advice, specialist and technical financial support, supporting services with financial and resource management, grant & internal financial control management and support the compilation of Statutory Annual Accounts.
Build on and improve the finance business partnering approach to ensure good financial management is maintained by sharing best practice.
Contribute to business intelligence and support benchmarking initiatives that enables value for money and informed decision-making.
Objectively and constructively challenge to achieve solution driven outcomes
Understand customer needs and priorities and provide a service, which achieves high customer satisfaction.
Assisting with the delivery of the Section 151 Officer's statutory responsibilities in support of the Council's operating model. Ensuring that internal control are established and working to meet S151 responsibilities.
To identify, develop and support opportunities and initiatives to transform the delivery of services across the Council.
To ensure financial control and governance is in place for service delivery.
To provide added value financial advice and guidance for budget holders, managers and Directors in undertaking their resource management responsibilities.
To provide financial advice and guidance for portfolio holders and members via regular portfolio briefings; enquires; training, production of financial reports and attendance at scrutiny meetings in a technical finance capacity
Essential Experience Required:
Extensive experience of working within and providing financial support services to a large or public sector organisation (preferably Local Authority) is essential.
Extensive experience in Public Sector (preferably Local Authority) budgeting and accounting procedures is essential.
Extensive experience in the use of financial modelling and options appraisal techniques, particularly the use of spreadsheets and business intelligence tools is essential.
Essential Qualification Required:
equivalent qualifications that would be deemed acceptable or if this can be obtained through on the job experience. Member of CCAB body undertaking active CPD, or actively studying for a CCAB/CIMA qualification is essential.
Additional information to note:
Working hours: 37 hours per week.
The role is Hybrid with 2-3 days in the office while training - 1 - 2 days in the office once training is complete.
The closing date for this position is 15 th August 2024.