Job Description

• Delivering all aspects of financial advice and comprehensive support to all levels of management and members. Ensuring pro-active and innovative guidance across the breadth of finance functions and supporting complex projects is an integral part of the role.
• Using your in-depth knowledge and understanding of key Council services to ensure robust long term financial planning.
• Influencing politicians, directors, and stakeholders to ensure decisions are made in the knowledge of their financial impact on the business.
• Driving improvements to achieve greater efficiency and provide high quality strategic advice and direction within the context of adherence to financial policies and practices.

As a Senior Finance Business partner, we will rely on you to:

• Be responsible for the analysis and assessment of financial assets and liabilities, highlighting the operational priorities and presenting options to executive & political bodies to drive out inefficiency in the pursuit of strategic objectives. Empower and support key stakeholders to maximise sustainable external funding to the Council.
• Lead on the provision of insightful long term predictive analytics, optimising financial modelling and commercial acumen to support business development and income improvements across the organisation.
• Drive the delivery of complex cross organisation projects, influencing strategies to ensure commercial considerations drive transparent and robust, evidence-based decision making. This includes the provision of detailed analysis and interpretation of financial and performance data.
• Work collaboratively with other business partners and management accountants in the development and review of financial policy and 3-year business plans ensuring they reflect strategic objectives and promote continuous improvement.
• Support the timely preparation of complex business cases outlining associated costs, benefits, risks and funding solutions whilst being solely accountable for the financial implications.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Full CCAB / CIMA qualification with minimum of 2 years post qualification experience and evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience in application of financial management and financial frameworks in a large organisation, preferably public sector, through a full financial cycle.
• Essential evidence of providing financial advice to inform complex decision making.
• Experience of evaluating and supporting innovative and effective means of financing the long-term delivery of large scale services.