Finance Business Partner

STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the UK is seeking a Senior Capital and Treasury Accountant to manage and report on the council's capital and treasury strategy. This role offers a critical chance to impact financial decision-making and requires a CCAB qualification along with extensive financial processes knowledge. The position includes flexible working options and a variety of benefits including generous holidays and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Flexible working options

25 days holiday rising to 31 days

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of financial processes in a Local Authority.
• Proven track record in preparing statutory accounts.
• Ambitious to progress in a Local Authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead on Capital and Treasury functions for general fund and housing revenue accounts.
• Provide technical advice to service managers for capital programme delivery.
• Monitor quarterly capital budgets with service managers.

Skills

Financial processes knowledge

Proven experience as finance business partner

Knowledge of local government issues

Education

CCAB Qualification

Job description

Overview

This is an opportunity to have a role within a finance team with huge variety, working across a number of different areas of finance at a council with some unbelievable projects coming up. For instance, the exciting SG1 project is a new development to include thousands of new homes, a 39,000 sq. retail and commercial space as well as large swaths of pedestrian and landscape areas. Notwithstanding the town is home to three international, sector-leading organisations in Airbus, MBDA and GSK. Don t be surprised when you see on the news that Mars rovers, space satellites and more are designed and built there!

We are looking for a proactive professional report to the Head of Technical and manage an Accountant. You will play a critical role as the senior capital and treasury accountant, responsible for providing lead expert advice, managing, maintaining, and reporting on the council s capital and treasury strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead on all Capital and Treasury functions for the council s general fund (GF) and housing revenue accounts (HRA)
• Providing technical advice, guidance training and support to service managers to enable delivery of the councils approved capital programme.
• Research financial implications in order to support decision making, including financing changes, taxation, and leasing issues.
• Play a lead role in quarterly capital budget monitoring in liaison with the service managers challenging forecasts where appropriate.
• Maintaining and advising on the strategy for the medium term financial plan including, revenue costs of decisions, borrowing and prudential code implications.
• Lead on producing the council s Treasury Management Strategy and treasury reporting.
• Manage the councils working capital requirements, ensuring cash forecasting is current and fit for purpose, and treasury investments and borrowing are manged and reported.

Qualifications

• CCAB Qualification
• Have a comprehensive in-depth knowledge of financial processes and procedures in a Local Authority or similar organisation
• Have knowledge of the latest issues affecting local government
• Have a proven track record of preparing capital, and asset information for statutory accounts and maintaining and reconciling fixed asset registers.
• Are an experienced finance business partner
• Ambitious to progress career within a Local Authority

Our Benefits

• Pension Scheme: We offer a career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• Flexible working: available upon request, subject to operational requirements.
• Part time and Job share opportunities - all our full-time vacancies are open to job share unless otherwise stated.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave.
• 25 days holiday rising to 31 days (depending on Local Government service)
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues
• Season ticket loans and discounts for public transport
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Stevenage Credit Union: secure savings, free life insurance and access to cheap loans.
• Employee Discounts: via monthly paid membership of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
• Discounted Health and Fitness membership
• Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade Union.

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