Business Partner

Somerset Council; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Somerset Council is seeking a Business Partner to join their team at County Hall in Taunton. This role offers hybrid working arrangements and aims to enhance financial controls, requiring strong financial analysis skills and budget monitoring experience. The council values diversity and inclusion, encouraging applications from various backgrounds.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Staff discounts in gyms

Employee Assistance and wellbeing services

Generous Pension Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of financial analysis and interpretation.
• Understanding of budget monitoring and financial reporting processes.
• Extensive experience in financial and budget monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Working with managers to improve financial controls.
• Identifying improvements and efficiencies, driving forward implementation.
• Analyse current year’s expenditure and advise on appropriate actions.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budget monitoring

Financial reporting

Job description

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• The role will be based at County Hall in Taunton and offers hybrid working arrangements with working from home and some flexibility in working hours.
• You will be entitled to 28 days annual leave.
  
  

Some key information

• The role will be based at County Hall in Taunton and offers hybrid working arrangements with working from home and some flexibility in working hours.
• You will be entitled to 28 days annual leave.
  
  

What will I be doing?

We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Working with managers to improve financial controls
• Identifying improvements and efficiencies, driving forward implementation
• Analyse current year’s expenditure and advise on appropriate actions.
  
  

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Strong understanding of financial analysis and interpretation.
• Understanding of budget monitoring and financial reporting processes.
• Extensive experience in financial and budget monitoring.
  
  

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more
  
  

Anything else I should know?

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Penny Gower, 01823 359069, [e-mail].

The salary for this role is £27.711 - £31,067 per annum

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Government Administration

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