Finance Business Partner

Babergh; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Business Partner to enhance financial operations across service areas. This role involves providing real-time financial support, fostering partnerships with management, and delivering insightful analysis to influence strategic decisions. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and commercial acumen, ensuring effective financial controls while contributing to the community's well-being. Join a team dedicated to making a positive impact in the region, where your expertise will be valued and your contributions will help shape the future of public services.

Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Generous Leave Entitlement

Local Government Pension Scheme

Wellbeing Support Program

Employee Assistance Program

Health Care Options

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification at NVQ4/HND/Foundation degree level or equivalent experience.
• Strong analytical skills and commercial acumen are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert financial support and analysis for service areas.
• Act as a trusted advisor, influencing decisions with financial insights.

Skills

Commercial Acumen

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Education

NVQ4/HND/Foundation Degree

Job description

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• Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils - Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX
• Full time, 37 hours per week
• Permanent

Job Description

• £36,124 - £42,708 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Full time, 37 hours per week
• Permanent

Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team. You will share our values, commitment, and motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities.
About The Role
The Finance Business Partner will provide expert support and analysis for our service areas, enabling them to make a difference for our districts whilst ensuring effective financial controls are in place.
You will:

• work closely with service areas to create a real and active partnership with both operations and management, providing 'real time' financial support and analysis
• be a trusted advisor, communicating and persuading effectively, adding value, challenging, negotiating, and influencing Corporate Managers and Assistant Directors and provide a greater understanding of the financial implications of their operational and strategic decisions
• provide financial leadership, and highly relevant insight into the business performance of the designated service areas
• act as a key stakeholder in decision making by providing risk adjusted financial information and analysis.

About You
We are looking for someone with great commercial acumen, strong analytical skills and a thorough understanding of financial controls, systems and procedures.
You will:

• hold a relevant qualification at NVQ4/HND/Foundation degree level, or have gained equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience
• evidence using your skills and knowledge to provide real time financial insight and an understanding of the financial implications of decisions to non finance colleagues
• have a strong work ethic, possess proven communication skills, and an ability to challenge in an effective manner
• be able to work well independently and as a member of a team.

About Us
Working together across our councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.
We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two National Landscapes within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.
Benefits of working with us:

• Great opportunities for learning and development.
• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays).
• Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Wellbeing Support Program
• Employee Assist Program
• Health Care Options

Our ways of working:
Work is what we do, not where we go! We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working. (Business needs permitting) This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with.
For more information
If you wish to discuss the Hybrid working approach for this role, or for an informal discussion, please call Sean Coulter, Senior Finance Business Partner, on [phone] or email: [e-mail]
Closing date: 5pm, 8 May 2025.
When applying, please ensure:

• that you complete the application form as fully as possible with your employment and educational history as shortlisting will be based upon the application form and supporting statement only.
• your statement indicates how you meet each of the criteria in the ‘Person Profile’ section of the Job Description/Person Specification (JDPS).

About The Team
How to apply
Step 1 - read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (JD and PS).
Step 2 - complete the Supporting Statement template
Step 3 - complete the online application and upload your statement.
Your statement needs to indicate how you meet the criteria in the ‘Person specification’ section of the (JD and PS)
Your statement should:

• Be no more than 2 sides of A4
• use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted)
• be uploaded on your online application, as without this, your interest will not be progressed.