Finance Business Partner

BBS Recruitment is an independent recruitment agency for the transport and logistics sector, supplying to a variety of clients across London, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. We also recruit for Social Care and Public Sector roles.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Finance Business Partner to work for our client in London and surrounding areas.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To support the Head of Finance and Business Partnering across a defined portfolio of service finance areas, working with Directorate Management Teams.
• In the absence of the Head of Finance, provide Finance Representation at Priority, Programme and Project Boards, including transformation boards.
• Work with Senior Managers to determine policy responses to Legislative and Demographic Change.
• Review Benchmarking Information and Identify Action Plans for Savings.
• To support services in identification of funding sources for projects and preparation of bidding documentation.
• Partnership working and negotiation with organisations such as the GLA and CCG including pooled budget arrangements.
• Ensure Expenditure is in Line with Corporate Priorities and that budgets are set on this basis.
• Ensure budget monitoring position is understood and mitigating corrective action taken where an overspend is projected.
• High Level Understanding of Costs and Benefits of Alternative Delivery Options.
• Clearance of certain Committee Reports / Provision of Finance Comments.
• In the absence of the Head of Finance attend Committee meetings.
• Support to the delivery of projects with a complex financial implications or financial support to strategic service projects.
• Oversee budget modelling to determine financial impact of future service demands, changes in legislation and other factors determining resource requirements.

Requirements:

• CCAB qualified with evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience in local government financial management.
• Excellent analysis and excel skills
• Knowledge of finance and budgeting
• Knowledge of Finance system
• Knowledge and experience of Using IT
• Full time- 35hrs a week

If you have the relevant experience, please apply with your CV.