Job Description

We are working closely with a local authority in Rugby to assist with the appointment of a Senior Business Partner, on a 6-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £357.73- £450.53 per day

Summary:

The Senior Business Partner will provide high-quality, proactive financial advice and business partnering support to Service Directors and Service Managers across the organisation. The role will work closely with individual services to understand their operational and financial position, identify issues and risks, develop robust forecasts and provide practical solutions that improve financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior financial business partner to allocated Service Directors and Service Managers.
• Develop a detailed understanding of the services supported, including their operational priorities, financial pressures, risks and opportunities.
• Guide and train service managers to improve their understanding of financial management, budgets, forecasting and financial accountability.
• Develop and maintain robust financial forecasts, ensuring that changes in service activity and their financial implications are fully understood.
• Monitor budgets and identify areas of overspend, investigating the underlying causes and agreeing appropriate corrective action with services.

Qualifications:

• Relevant continuing professional development in local government finance, financial management or business partnering would be advantageous.

Essentials:

• Proven experience as a qualified accountant in a senior financial business partnering or financial management role.
• Experience of working directly with Service Directors and Service Managers to improve financial management and performance.
• Demonstrable experience of investigating and resolving complex financial issues.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

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 opening 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. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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