Location: London
Contract: Permanent (Full-Time)
Salary: £43,983 - £55,692 per annum
Start Date: Flexible
*Hybrid Working – one day per fortnight in office*
Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk
Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for Finance Business Partner (Adults) to join the team on a permanent basis. The Finance Business Partner will support the Head of Finance in the provision of high quality, flexible, professional finance support to the Adult Social Care Finance team.
Main Responsibilities
- Support and deputise for the Head of Finance and Finance Manager to deliver financial support, advice, and guidance to the relevant service area.
- Lead on the delivery of specific finance tasks supporting the annual financial cycle, including budgeting, forecasting, and closing the accounts.
- Conduct sensitivity analysis, review and challenge budget decisions, perform options appraisals, and lead on detailed calculations underpinning new funding and grants requests.
- Provide financial input to procurement processes and take responsibility for scoring financial sections.
- Proactively seek opportunities to improve financial support and identify efficiencies in service support.
Candidate Criteria
- CCAB/CIMA Qualified Accountant or Part-Qualified with extensive experience
- Experience of Finance Business Partnering within a Local Authority, preferably within Adult Social Care.
- The ideal candidate will possess excellent data interpretation and information analysis skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work under strict deadlines
- Experience in analysing and challenging budget decisions within a complex organization to achieve value-for-money outcomes
- Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team
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.
