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Finance & Contracts Business Partner, Bath
Client: Bath College
Location: Bath, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 27b176915e69
Job Views: 6
Posted: 09.02.2025
Expiry Date: 26.03.2025
Job Description:
Permanent contract, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
To ensure Value for Money and proactively support achievement of the financial, contractual and procurement objectives within the College. Actively support curriculum and professional services budget holders to fully integrate effective budget management and purchasing into day-to-day operations. Work with the finance team to achieve college-wide processes that are efficient and deliver the best commercial outcomes.
The job posting can close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.
Key Responsibilities
* Establish and strengthen the College’s approach to Value for Money (VfM) in all aspects of its delivery, working with others to ensure efficiency and robust budget management.
* Ensure effective VfM processes are in place to support all expenditure and capital projects, in line with Financial Regulations and external funding regulations.
* Identify, build, and manage relationships through effective communication with all stakeholders, including external third parties (such as the College’s purchasing consortia), acting as the primary point of contact for the College procurement process.
* Develop and implement a strategy to ensure the function of procurement operates in line with the organisation’s objectives to add value and deliver cost savings.
* Actively support the College through all steps of the procurement and tendering process to ensure best VfM is achieved and all risks are identified and mitigations are in place.
* Ensure a robust documentation and audit trail is in place for all procurement projects in compliance with the College financial regulations.
* The individual in this position will oversee creating, implementing, and promoting a strong framework for contract management, working with others to ensure this is comprehensive and up to date to facilitate forward planning and negotiations.
* Work with all departments to maintain an up-to-date contracts register for the College that will identify upcoming contract renewals.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Level 4 Accountancy or Procurement qualification or qualified to an equivalent standard through demonstrable experience.
* Level 2 (GCSE or equivalent) English and Maths qualifications.
Benefits
* Generous paid holiday entitlement of 30 days, exclusive of College closure days and public holidays. Pro rata for part-time roles.
* One Selfie Day per year.
* Contributory salary pension scheme (Local Government).
* Continuing Professional Development for all staff.
* Laptop Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
* Cycle to Work Scheme.
* £500 Refer a friend and earn a reward.
* Subsidised cafes - at both campuses.
* Employee Assistance Programme – Staff have access to this programme, a free and strictly confidential short-term counselling and support service (up to six meetings after an initial assessment session with a qualified counselor).
* The College offers an eyesight test for anyone who meets the criteria as described within the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations.
* Progressive family-friendly policies (exceeding statutory requirements) that support a healthy work/life balance; all staff are entitled to request flexible working.
* Discounted treatments at the Academy, Bath Campus.
* Free parking at the Somer Valley Campus in Radstock.
Welcome to Bath College, a vibrant and successful College with two campuses, one in the centre of Bath and one in the rural setting of Radstock. We pride ourselves on providing training for the region’s future workforce by offering courses in both vocational and traditional academic subjects to students from across Bath, Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and beyond.
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