Finance Business Partner

£42,754 - £47,754 + £7k Market Supplement

Permanent

Derbyshire (1-2 days p/w onsite)

Are you an experienced Finance Business Partner looking for the next challenge in your career? My client is looking for someone to manage the Business Partner delivery of a specific finance function, ensuring accurate financial information. You will play a key role in providing expert advice and support to stakeholders to ensure value for money and protection of funds within the designated service area.

As the Finance Business Partner, you will be the expert in your designated area with a strong understanding of the impact on stakeholders you support. You will play a significant role in developing the service area, working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure the service area works effectively and is compliant with regulations.

Key responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner

Act as the expert in your service area, whilst understanding the impact on stakeholders
Support the development of the service area, working in collaboration with colleagues
Monitor performance and promote continuous improvement to maximise quality and effectiveness
Prepare, plan and monitor budgets of designated service area to include future planning
Provide clear guidance via financial reports, statistics and analysis
Assist with bid preparation from external bodies
Ensure the team meet reporting requirements in a timely manner
Develop and enhance processes to ensure compliance is met within the service area

Required skills and experience of the Finance Business Partner

Fully Qualified Accountant with evidence of CPD
Previous experience in a public sector finance role, ideally within local government
Operational experience of budget setting in a large and complex organisation
Strong knowledge of financial practices and procedures
Demonstrable experience of working with financial systems
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

This is a fantastic opportunity to join this Derbyshire based local authority. A chance to support them on their journey to make their region more sustainable and an area where businesses can seize opportunities. Our client offers an inclusive environment and truly cares about its staff and those who they work with, working with respect and integrity in everything they do.

If you believe you have the necessary skills, ambition and experience for the Finance Business Partner role, please apply now, or contact Andrew Rose at Sellick Partnership. With the department workload increasing due to the success of the organisation, the client is looking for a relatively quick appointment. The closing date is Monday 18th August at 1:00 pm.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. We can adapt our processes to accommodate everybody, so please let us know how we can help improve your recruitment experience. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide based on the specific skills set out in the advert. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. Our Consultants assess based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion due to the CV not matching the skill set required. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice which can be found in the footer on our website.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website