Finance Business Partner

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Beverley; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Beverley is seeking a finance business partner to support decision-making at high levels. The successful candidate will lead a team of accountants and collaborate closely with directorate management teams. This role offers the chance to shape the finance service for a community of over 350,000 residents. Candidates should have experience in finance within public sector settings and are welcomed to apply for a new challenge. The position includes a hybrid working arrangement and various benefits.

Benefits

Joining Local Government Pension Scheme

Discounted leisure centre membership

Qualifications

• Experience in finance within a public sector organization.
• Proficiency in providing finance business partnering services.
• Ability to lead and support a team of accountants.

Responsibilities

• Provide finance business partnering services to management teams.
• Shape and enhance the finance business partner offer.
• Support key decision-making processes for stakeholders.

Skills

Finance business partnering

Sound analysis and advice

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

The job itself

Invest in your career and build a professional legacy within a well-respected Finance Team.

Duties include working closely with directorate management teams and their directorates providing finance business partnering services. As a trusted advisor you will provide sound analysis and advice and offer valuable insights which will guide and support key decision making at the highest levels.

This influential role will really put you in the driving seat, giving you the ability to shape the finance business partner offer and adding real value to key stakeholders including elected members, executive directors, directors and senior managers/budget holders.

Finance business partnering experience will be welcomed. You will lead, direct and draw support from a team of accountants (up to 20 staff), reporting to the Head of Finance Business Partnering and working as part of a wider team with other Finance Business Partners and colleagues in Corporate Finance. The team has a strong development culture and forms part of the wider finance service which covers budgets of over £1bn.

Supporting a community with over 350,000 residents, 600 services and a workforce of over 12,000 staff including over 100 maintained schools, the finance service includes a business partnering team with over 50 team members. This is an ideal opportunity for individuals with experience of working in finance within any public sector organisation. If you have the right skills and you are looking for a new challenge, we would like to hear from you.

The council offers hybrid working, requiring you to attend the office at County Hall, Beverley for a minimum of one day per week.

BENEFITS include the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme together with discounted leisure centre membership.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is pursuing equality of opportunity in employment.

Previous applicants need not re-apply.