Finance Business Partner
Location: London
Contract: Temporary (6-month initial)
Rate: £400.00 per day umbrella // £352.10 per day PAYE
Start Date: ASAP
*Hybrid Working*
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Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a Finance Business Partner to join their Environmental Services Finance team on a temporary basis. The Finance Business Partner will provide high-level financial advice for the environmental services senior management team and provide support in key financial areas.
Main Responsibilities
Ensure the requirements of the Council's financial strategy are met and savings and efficiencies are sought wherever possible
Ensure proposals for any budget growth are robust and adhere to corporate processes and timescales
Support managers to identify savings opportunities/growth requirements through data and evidence from a variety of sources.
Support with the closing of accounts process, ensuring timescales are achieved and accounting standards are observed.
Contribute to budget monitoring and forecasting, enabling budget managers to provide year end forecasts which are accurate and robust
Undertake high level checks of forecasts, challenging budget holders where appropriate
Early identification of budgets risks and potential savings, identifying mitigating actions to address budget pressures.Candidate Criteria
CCAB/CIMA Qualified Accountant or PQ with e...