Summary of role
As our Assistant Finance Business Partner, you will support the Finance Team and Business Partners with accurate financial reporting, accounting, policy, and budget reviews, ensuring timely completion of tasks like business cases and year-end Statutory Accounts.
You will ensure compliance with financial policies, identify issues, and escalate as needed and represent the Finance Team and provide financial information to assist managers in addressing issues and proposals with financial implications.
This vacancy has an immediate start date.
Some of the things you’ll be doing
- Responsible for providing advice and assistance relating to budgetary and accounting issues, as directed.
- Assist with drafting reports and attending meetings with Service Managers to ensure that decisions are taken in the light of full and accurate financial information.
- Where necessary, assist in the development of budgeting tools and training to aid the support of the devolved budgeting across the Fire and Rescue service.
- Working alongside the Finance Business Partners, offer assistance with the delivery of financial data and further insight to various stakeholders across the business.
- Assist in the implementation of improved financial systems, related I.T. systems and administrative processes, to ensure efficient and effective accounting arrangements in accordance with the Head of Finance, Statutory Finance Officer, Director of Corporate Services, audit requirements and organisational needs.
- As a member of the Finance Team, provide assistance, cover and technical support to colleagues to ensure statutory and other deadlines are met and timely, accurate and appropriate information is provided to internal stakeholders and external parties, e.g. Procurement, budget managers and internal and external auditors.
- Process Budget Adjustments, and update and reconcile reserves within the agreed budgetary framework.
- Whilst providing technical/professional financial support to the Head of Finance, the Statutory Finance Officer or to the Director of Corporate Services, as directed, you will be expected to use initiative in ensuring day to day accounting, budgetary control and financial system requirements are met.
- Carry out any additional responsibilities as reasonable and appropriate, as agreed with line manager.
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