Finance Business Partner (Internal applicants only)

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall/Home

Worker Category: Hybrid

Salary: £59,579 - £65,550

Working Hours: 37 hours a week

Contract Type: Permanent,

Closing Date: 29th September 2024

Interview Date(s): TBC

An opportunity has arisen in the team for the post of finance business partner. The role will lead a team of Finance Analysts and Management Accountants provide strategic financial support to the department of Adults & Communities, Chief Executive's and Public Health.

About the Role

The key elements of the role are:

• To take a strategic lead in developing and improving the provision of financial advice, analysis and information to service departments to support effective strategic decision making and delivering the medium term financial strategy.
• As a member of the Departmental Management Team (DMT) provide support, challenge and influence on financial matters and service decisions.
• As a member of the Finance Management team contribute to the continued improvement of the finance function.
• To support and advise external partnerships/bodies to ensure consistent delivery of joint objectives.

This post is politically restricted therefore the post holder is disqualified from undertaking certain political activities under the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990.

About You

To apply for this role you must be:

• A qualified CCAB or equivalent accountant

and be:

• Experienced in working with Senior Managers to advise, influence and deliver sound financial management
• A person with strong communication skills including technical financial information to non-financial managers
• A person with strong analytical and technical skills which you can use to find solutions to challenging issues
• Experienced in working with, and understanding the political context, influencing decision making
• Good at developing effective relationships with managers and staff at all levels, both within the organisation and with partners
• Able to lead, develop and motivate team members and drive performance improvement alongside staff welfare

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Nick Wash, Head of Finance or Simone Hines, Assistant Director

Telephone: 57146 / 57066

Email: [email protected]/[email protected]

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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