Head of Finance Business Partnerships
Posted 10/07/2024 by Baltimore Consulting Limited
Head of Finance Business Partnering
£850 per day, inside IR35, via FCSA Umbrella
London Borough – Local Authority
Hybrid working
Interim contract
We’re working closely with an outstanding London Borough Local Authority to appoint an interim contractor into a Head of Business Partnering post. You’ll work closely with the Deputy Director of Finance and Property as part of the Group Finance and Corporate Services team and have overall responsibility for staff management and staff budgets up to £500k.
Application deadline is COB on Friday 12th July with interviews taking place WC 15th July.
About your role as Head of Business Partnering
Your required experience as Head of Business Partnering
If you’re interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who this may be of interest to, please contact me on (phone number removed) or apply today as interviews will be held WC 15th July.
(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact)
£850 per day, inside IR35, via FCSA Umbrella
London Borough – Local Authority
Hybrid working
Interim contract
We’re working closely with an outstanding London Borough Local Authority to appoint an interim contractor into a Head of Business Partnering post. You’ll work closely with the Deputy Director of Finance and Property as part of the Group Finance and Corporate Services team and have overall responsibility for staff management and staff budgets up to £500k.
Application deadline is COB on Friday 12th July with interviews taking place WC 15th July.
About your role as Head of Business Partnering
- Proactively lead the financial advice and support within Business Partnering, particularly with reference to delivering savings and maximising service outcomes to residents.
- Ensuring that financial information is relevant and balanced and is received by decision-takers at the appropriate level and in the appropriate form.
- To proactively identify areas of weak financial management, risks and pressures and to work with the relevant service to improve them.
- To work with directors and senior stakeholders to ensure they have the information and tools and develop the skills to manage their finances themselves.
- To lead, manage and motivate staff through excellent communication, professional guidance, support and development in accordance with the council’s policies and procedures.
- To be customer-focussed and to develop self-service underpinned by reducing finance support.
- To collaborate with stakeholders to proactively identify areas where finance can add value, including better use of financial data analytics.
- Contributes to the development and monitoring of service level agreements, KPIs, defining respective roles and responsibilities and quality service delivery.
- To provide advice and support to Members, management board, directors and deputy directors on the full range of issues within the scope of the job.
- To deliver the wider finance activities such as closure of accounts, budget development.
- Lead in providing strategic financial advice to enable services to deliver continuous improvement in line with corporate priorities and the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy, encouraging services to always be looking several years ahead.
- To ensure effective financial support to programmes and projects, this will include financial modelling, preparation and /or review of business cases and providing advice on commercial aspects of projects.
- To work with the relevant stakeholders and senior teams, to analyse business objectives, activity drivers and performance issues and identify prioritised financial strategies and plans designed to meet financial needs.
- To ensure all activities within the service comply with the council’s constitution, Standing Orders, financial regulations, health & safety and safeguarding responsibilities and that effective systems operate within the service to manager performance and risk.
- Interpret and implement legislative and regulatory requirements relating to the CIPFA codes of practice, Treasury.
Your required experience as Head of Business Partnering
- Experience leading on major transformation projects
- Knowledge of Local Government finance framework, including S151, other statutory requirements and code of practice and the key influences on the strategic finances of the authority.
- Senior management experience within a similar capacity
- Knowledge of the major issues facing local government, understanding of the national policy context, requirements and future direction for relevant service areas
- Excellent interpersonal and communication and presentation skills, with proven ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences both horizontally and vertically, financial and non-financial, throughout the organisation
- Evidence of successful resources management in a multi-disciplinary environment, as well as a successful track record in managing large budgets, business planning, quality and performance management including formulating budgets and financial models, resolution of conflicting priorities, applying rigorous planning challenge and appropriate control procedures
- Sound knowledge of accounting principles and standards
- Strategic financial management experience, including translating organisational drivers into strategic objectives, longer term plans, new ways of working and specific outcomes, for a service in a large public sector organisation (preferably local government)
- Must hold an accounting qualification – ACCA, ACA, CIMA and CCAB Qualified.
If you’re interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who this may be of interest to, please contact me on (phone number removed) or apply today as interviews will be held WC 15th July.
(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact)
- Type:
- Contract
- Start Date:
- 09/07/2024
- Contract Length:
- 6 months
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- Job Reference:
- V-67153
- Job ID:
- 221982533
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