Our Public Sector are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join them on a temporary basis.
Location – LE3
Pay Rate - £27.85ph
Job Purpose: Take a leading role in developing and improving the provision of financial advice, analysis and information to the service department to support effective strategic decision making and delivering the medium term financial strategy, deputising for the Strategic Financial Manager when required.
Main Duties:
Challenge and influence decision makers so that the right outcome is obtained for Leicestershire County Council.
Identify and support delivery of opportunities to improve the finance function to ensure it continues to meet statutory requirements, meets customer needs and supports the delivery of the Council’s strategic outcomes.
Support the creation and delivery of the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy and corporate transformation agenda and help to identify and implement options for improving efficiency and/or service delivery outcomes
Assist with the provision of strategic advice and guidance to elected Members, Chief Officers and DMT
Understand and explain the strategic implications of detailed financial information (often to non-financial specialists) for the Council and partnerships/ other relevant bodies and its link to the organisations’ operations.
Support the development of management reports and the related systems to improve the links between financial information, operational activity and outcomes.
Support the department in identifying, analysing and implementing options for improving efficiency and/or service delivery outcomes. Ensure the financial management arrangements following the change are appropriate and provide best use of LCC resources.
Develop a full understanding of the department’s needs to ensure that financial issues are identified, and support the Strategic Financial manager in ensuring that departmental managers have the appropriate advice, knowledge and skills to discharge their financial responsibilities.
Ensure that the Council’s financial management policies and procedures are communicated and implemented effectively within the department. Work with corporate finance to evolve policies to reflect changes in services and in response to issues.
And many other Duties are included.
Ideally the candidate would be a qualified accountant with significant experience in Education finance issues