Finance Business Partner

Oadby & Wigston Borough Council; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in the United Kingdom is seeking a talented Finance Business Partner to join their Finance team. This role involves providing accurate and timely financial advice to support various departments with budgets and procurement. Ideal candidates will be AAT qualified or CCAB part qualified, have relevant experience in a financial environment, and strong Excel skills. Competitive salary and benefits including flexible working arrangements available.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexi-time

Generous local government pension scheme

Agile working arrangements

Qualifications

• AAT qualified / CCAB part qualified or qualified by experience.
• Relevant experience in financial environment, ideally local government.
• Experience in analysing and interpreting data using Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support designated teams with budgets, projects, and procurement.
• Provide accurate and timely advice across a range of services.
• Oversight of all Income and Expenditure within the Council.

Skills

AAT qualified / CCAB part qualified or qualified by experience

Relevant experience in a financial environment

Experience of analysing and interpreting data using Excel

Job description

Overview

Do you want to improve your work-life balance and develop your career?

We are looking for a talented Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme. Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. You can find more information about our benefits here.

Responsibilities

The Finance Team are responsible for oversight of all Income and Expenditure within the Council supporting all departments to deliver value for money.

The Finance Business Partner will support designated teams within the Council, providing accurate and timely advice across a range of services to support with budgets, projects and procurement.

Qualifications

If you are AAT qualified / CCAB part qualified or qualified by experience, have relevant experience in a financial environment (ideally in a local government environment) and experience of analysing and interpreting data using Excel, we would love to hear from you. You can find out more by viewing the job description and person specification.

Diversity,, Inclusion & Flexibility

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist or veteran and meets the criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements where possible and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process. Employees are expected to work in the office for a minimum of 1 day per week.

Application & Process

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of your application, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.

Location

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