Finance Business Partner

Belmont Recruitment; Coalville; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Belmont Recruitment is recruiting a Finance Business Partner to join North West Leicestershire Council on an initial 3-month temporary contract. The role is full-time, 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, supporting services with robust financial monitoring and strategic advice to improve performance and value for money.

Key duties include month-end reporting, challenging and reviewing financial data, and helping produce the annual statement of accounts in collaboration with service areas.

Qualifications

• Experience applying financial accounting and monitoring to drive performance.
• Ability to interpret and advise on financial and performance data.
• Proven ability to partner with service areas to deliver value for money.

Responsibilities

• Deliver financial accounting and drive performance improvements through monitoring and advice.
• Champion probity, efficiency and value for money across service areas.
• Produce month end financial monitoring and lead regular reviews and challenge.
• Advise strategic and operational decisions, driving commercial opportunities.
• Assist in production of the annual statement of accounts.

Skills

Financial accounting

Financial monitoring

Performance data interpretation

Financial advice to services

Education

AAT Qualification

Job description

Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for a Finance Business Partner to join North West Leicestershire Council on an initial 3-month temporary contract. This is a full-time role working 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Key Responsibilities

• To deliver financial accounting and drive performance improvements through effective financial monitoring, advice and support by partnering with services
• Champion excellent management of financial resources, promoting probity, efficiency, high performance and overall value for money with service areas.
• Produce month end financial monitoring and lead services in undertaking regular and timely review and challenge.
• Support and advise strategic and operational decision-making, driving commercial opportunities and better business performance.
• Undertake specific duties as part of the production of the annual statement of accounts.

Essential Requirements

• AAT Qualified
• Minimum of three years post qualification experience within a financial environment
• Ability to interpret and advise on financial and performance data