Job Introduction
Are you CCAB qualified, preferably with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience, and looking to progress your career with Staffordshire County Council?
If so, you are encouraged to consider the role of Senior Finance Business Partner, a key role in the Decision Making Support team, to ensure financial strategies are implemented and that financial resources are managed appropriately.
A wide and varied role with management responsibilities and excellent opportunities for partnership working and service collaboration.
We are looking for someone to join our dynamic, motivated, and flexible finance team at a senior level to help us maintain and enhance our business partnering function.
Working closely with Strategic Finance Business Partners and other senior colleagues, you will help the Decision Making Support team to ensure financial strategies are implemented and that financial resources are managed appropriately.
You will have an office base in Stafford, and we currently operate hybrid working, so there is flexibility for you to work from home, subject to service requirements.
Interviews are expected w/c 13 November.
Main Responsibility
You will be required to:
- Work with internal/ external partner stakeholders at a senior level
- Lead the development of the strategic budget setting and quarterly revenue and capital budget monitoring processes for a directorate(s)
- Monitor and challenge performance against budget plans, supporting the identification of remedial action and to exploit the opportunities/realise efficiency savings, understanding the impact on the wider MTFS
- Support the development of business cases through assessment of the financial and resource implications
- Provide advice to Project Boards on project budgets and spending
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the Decision Making Support services by leading and supervising a small number of Finance Partners
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who:
- Is CCAB qualified, preferably CIPFA
- Has a minimum of three years’ post-qualification experience desirable
- Has an excellent understanding of local government finance and the current challenges for local authorities
- Can build strong influential working relationships with the ability to influence internal and external partner stakeholders at a senior leadership team level, offering challenge where required
- Is analytical, be able to manipulate, analyse and interpret financial information to identify and present trends, financial risks, mitigations, options and logical proposals to aid decision-making in support of stakeholders
- Is an excellent team player and can demonstrate an ability to effectively manage others including work planning, prioritising activities and performance monitoring
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Pete Shakespear (Assistant Director of Finance) on peter.shakespear2@staffordshire.gov.uk.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
