We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Enfield to assist with the permanent appointment of a Finance Business Partner. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: £43983.00 - £55692.00 per annum
Responsibilities:
* Support & deputise for the Head of Finance and Finance manager to deliver financial support, advice and guidance to the relevant service area.
* Supporting the Director of the service area that the post is designated to.
* Responsible for leading on the delivery of specific finance tasks supporting the annual financial cycle. This includes, but is not limited to budgeting, forecasting and closing the accounts.
* Undertaking where relevant (but not restricted to), sensitivity analysis, reviewing and challenging budget decisions, options appraisals, costing exercises, leading on the detailed calculations underpinning any new funding and grants requests, development of business cases.
* Providing financial input to procurement processes and taking responsibility for scoring of any financial sections
Qualifications:
* A CCAB or CIMA accountancy qualification, or part qualified and actively studying for such a qualification or qualified by significant accountancy experience in a similar role.
Requirements:
* Good knowledge and understanding of local government finance, budgeting and accounting, and experience in providing high level advice, support and challenge on a variety of complex financial and service issues
* Excellent numerical and analytical skills, including the ability to analyse and interpret detailed and complex financial and other information, to develop and use financial management systems and to have the confidence and ability to train and develop others in the use and application of such systems
* Good oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present a range of complex and detailed financial and other issues to a diverse audience including councillors and senior officers and to develop and manage productive relationships with both external and internal contacts and agencies.
* Advanced IT skills in Excel, PowerPoint and Word but not limited to these applications, including the ability to design, construct and interpret complex spreadsheets. Extensive experience of working with integrated financial systems in a large organisation
Please note:
* You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
* You should have right to work in U.K
* This role requires an Enhanced DBS
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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