Finance Business Partner
- Employer
- Michael Page
- Location
- England, Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Salary
- GBP270 - GBP340 per day
- Closing date
- 8 Aug 2022
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- Sector
- Public sector and government
- Salary band
- £150 - £300 per day, £300 - £450 per day
- Contract type
- Interim
- Hours
- Part Time
- Where will they be working?
- Hybrid - mostly home
Job Details
The Finance Business Partner Teams are the business partner to the specific service area identified above and are responsible for:
- Strategic financial management
- Operational accountancy requirements
- Advice and support to budget managers
- Performance Management
- Driving of the efficiency agenda
Client Details
Supporting young Adults through life and offering support and guidance to children and their families by working with local communities.
Description
- Support budget holders in financial planning and budget modelling for different scenarios.
- Work with budget holders to ensure accurate and timely budget monitoring including risk appraisals.
- Develop financial systems and processes to ensure robust governance whilst also bringing in new methods of working through the use of business and operational process improvements.
- Ensure that services perform their duties and functions in fulfilment of their financial statutory obligations.
- Advise budget managers on financial analysis on revenue, capital and cash issues and projects. Assist in the assessment of business options, including interpreting/analysing complex financial and non-financial information.
- Support the production of the Medium Term Plan (MTP) and Capital Strategy
- Manage, motivate and develop staff within the team, providing support to ensure that priorities are identified, objectives achieved and to enhance the overall level of performance and morale.
- Support the development of improved financial awareness of budget managers and staff through the development and delivery of management training.
- Deliver Customer Satisfaction levels to support the LGSS Business Plan.
- Support the earlier close down of the accounts schedule by reviewing processes and timescales to enable deadlines to be met
Profile
Knowledge and Experience
- Proven experience in the areas of Financial Planning, Control and Reporting
- Experience in the development of Financial Processes
- Proven experience of communicating effectively with professional and technical finance staff and operational managers. Ability to negotiate and influence at a high level
- Understanding of how local government works, including the specific complexities of local government finance, and the major influences and challenges it faces
- Have up to date knowledge of accounting policy such as IFRS, CIPFA codes of practice, Taxation
Ability and Skills
- Ability to analyse and address complex issues including the need to deliver different support to different service elements.
- Ability to apply innovative and creative thinking to complex service challenges
- Enthusiastic, not easily deterred and able to convey enthusiasm to others
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate, both written and oral, complex financial issues to non financial managers, senior managers and external organisations
- Well developed IT skills (spreadsheet, powerpoint, general ledger packages including reporting)
- Ability to constructively challenge budget holders to take a corporate approach to finance issues
- Ability to work with others to reach a common goal
- Ability to provide professional leadership to colleagues
- Ability to maintain high levels of performance under changing conditions, tasks, responsibilities or people
- Ability to plan and organise time and resources to ensure that deadlines and agreed targets are met with minimum supervision
- Ability to constantly review and improve processes and information for budget managers and senior management to aid decision making
Job Offer
An interim role for a period of 3 - 6 months working 3 days at home and 1 day on site, flexible working environment, supportive team and an excellent role for an interim professional to go in and hit the ground running.
Company
Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.
We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.
Michael Page has pioneered a unique, consultative approach to recruitment, enabling us to find the best fit between our client’s needs and the candidate’s experience and abilities. With an emphasis on delivering results and establishing long-term relationships, our consultants waive commission in favour of quarterly profit share – that means impartial career advice and an entire team pulling together on your behalf.
Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 164 offices in 34 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package.
We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career. Take this opportunity to browse our accounting, tax and treasury jobs to find out more about our specific expertise:
• Industry and commerce
• Financial services
• Public and not-for-profit
• Taxation
• Specialist markets
• Treasury
• Newly qualified ACA
Alternatively, if you're looking to hire, please send us a job brief or get in touch to find out how our track record could add value to your recruitment process”
Visit the Michael Page website for more information
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