Finance Business Partner

Lewisham Council; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Lewisham Council seeks a Finance Officer to manage the Housing Revenue Account, ensuring accurate financial reporting and budget management. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to influence financial efficiency in a diverse community setting, with excellent training and benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working and family friendly policies

Staff discounts including gym memberships

Qualifications

• Ability to provide accurate and timely financial reports.
• Proficiency in describing financial factors to non-financial managers.
• High level of expertise with MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial delivery of Housing Revenue Account.
• Develop monthly financial forecasts and assist with annual budgeting.
• Influence senior management to optimize the HRA management.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Budget Management

MS Excel

Communication

Job description

Job Description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK's first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

This role acts as a key interface between the Finance and Operational teams in how the Housing Revenue Account is managed and resourced, supporting the day to day financial delivery of the services.

There are a lot of changes that will affect the HRA in the short to medium term and this role will be critical in helping to understand, report and maintain financial control throughout this process.

What's the role?

Playing a crucial role in providing accurate, timely and insightful financial information to operational teams in the management of the HRA budget.

Providing finance colleagues with the operational understanding of factors that drive expenditure.

Developing detailed monthly financial forecasts and assisting with the development of the annual budget.

What's in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we're looking for

Accurate and timely financial reporting on relevant aspects of the Housing Revenue Account to senior finance and operational teams.

Ability to clearly describe financial factors to operational managers in non-financial language.

Ability to influence senior finance and operational management to achieve the most efficient management of the HRA. Provide variance analysis and influence on setting and reporting on key performance indicators (KPI's) for responsible area.

Comfortable with advising on improvements to any aspect of the HRA (e.g. to improve efficiency, save costs or improve reporting clarity)

High level of expertise on MS systems - especially MS Excel.

Comfortable with change and adapting to new reporting requirements / structures as they are implemented.

Location

The job is a hybrid role, with attendance in Laurence House once a week.

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don't accept CV's.

Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Tony Riordan [e-mail]

Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification

Salary

£55,710 - £57,726 per annum (P06)

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council has a dedicated employment support service, Lewisham Works, which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email [e-mail] and an advisor will be in touch with you.

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

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• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits
• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits