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* Location: Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX
* Salary: £36,124 - £42,708 per annum (pro rata for part time)
* Full Time, 37 hours per week
* Permanent
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for an HRA Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Team. To be successful, you will share our values, commitment and motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities.
About The Role
The HRA Finance Business Partner will support the Senior HRA Finance Business Partner in delivering a sustainable 30-year business plan for the HRA, deliver the annual budget cycle and be involved in managing and forecasting budgets monthly.
The successful candidate will own the month end process, meeting with service managers and providing information to monitor financial performance. You will review and process revenue and capital expenditure in line with relevant accounting policies and standards. You will support the Director of Housing in the delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting providing assurance that the HRA is financially viable for a 30-year period.
About You
To be successful, you will have a relevant qualification at NVQ4/HND/Foundation degree level or have gained equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience. You will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of not only finance but also housing policies and procedures to understand the work the housing teams are delivering. You will have a positive mindset to work in a challenging financial environment and provide sound financial advice to service managers for budget setting and forecasting.
About Us
Working together across our Councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk. We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts.
Benefits
* Great opportunities for learning and development.
* Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays).
* Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Wellbeing Support Programme.
* Employee Assist Programme.
* Health Care Options.
Our ways of working
We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business needs permitting). This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with.
For more information
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification.pdf before applying for this job opportunity.
How to apply
1. Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (JD and PS).
2. Complete the Supporting Statement template.
3. Complete the online application and upload your statement.
Your statement needs to indicate how you meet the criteria in the ‘Person specification’ section of the (JD and PS).
Closing date: 5pm, 17 March 2025. #J-18808-Ljbffr