Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner
Location: London
Contract: Temporary (3-months initial)
Rate: 357.60 per day PAYE 400 per day umbrella
Start Date: ASAP
Hybrid Working
Contact: (url removed)

Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a Finance Business Partner (Adults) to join the team on a temporary basis. The Finance Business Partner will provide high-level financial advice and support to senior members and will contribute towards budgeting, financial planning, closure of accounts and forecasting.

Main Responsibilities

• Budgeting and Financial Planning and theMTFS
  • Ensuring the requirements of the Council's financial strategy are met;
  • Savings and efficiencies are sought wherever possible
  • Proposals for any budget growth are robust;
  • Ensuring adherence to corporate processes and timescales;
  • Supporting managers to identify savings opportunities/growth
  • Requirements through data and evidence from a variety of sources.
• Closing of accounts process
  • Ensuring timescales are achieved
  • Accounting standards are observed.
• Budget monitoring and forecasting
  • Enabling budget managers to provide year end forecasts which are accurate and robust
  • undertaking 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 Equivalent
• Experienced in Adults Social Care finance within a Local Authority
• Experience of budget management and contributing to MTFS
• Experience of financial modelling, placements monitoring, trend analysis and demand modelling
• Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team.

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)

Service Care Solutions also offers a 250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive 250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.