Finance Business Partner

Remedy Social Work; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established local authority is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join its dynamic Adult Social Care Finance Team. This role involves providing high-quality financial support, leading budgeting and forecasting tasks, and enhancing financial processes. The ideal candidate will be a proactive self-starter with strong data analysis skills and a knack for building relationships. With a hybrid working model, this position offers flexibility while contributing to meaningful financial decision-making that impacts the community. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and have a passion for finance, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance business partnering and data analysis.
• Strong ability to challenge budget decisions and achieve value-for-money outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Finance in delivering financial support and guidance.
• Lead finance tasks including budgeting, forecasting, and closing accounts.

Skills

Data Interpretation

Financial Modelling

Budget Analysis

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Excel

Financial Software

Job description

Our client, Enfield Council, is looking for a Finance Business Partner to join their Adult Social Care Finance Team.

Enfield Council is a dynamic local authority committed to transforming the borough, addressing inequality, and creating opportunities for all residents, workers, and learners in Enfield.

We are seeking a Business Partner to lead on Adult Social Care finance activities.

The role involves supporting the Head of Finance by providing high-quality, flexible, and professional financial support to service departments.

You will support and deputise for the Head of Finance and Finance Manager, delivering financial support, advice, and guidance to the relevant service areas.

You will lead specific finance tasks supporting the annual financial cycle, including budgeting, forecasting, and closing accounts.

Responsibilities include conducting sensitivity analyses, reviewing and challenging budget decisions, performing options appraisals, and leading detailed calculations for new funding and grants requests.

You will also provide financial input to procurement processes and be responsible for scoring financial sections.

Proactively, you should seek opportunities to improve financial support and identify efficiencies.

We are looking for an ambitious self-starter with a proactive approach. The ideal candidate will have excellent data interpretation and analysis skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work under strict deadlines.

Additional requirements include excellent IT and communication skills, experience in analyzing and challenging budget decisions within complex organizations to achieve value-for-money outcomes, and experience in financial modeling and assessing new initiatives and service models.

If you have finance business partnering and data analysis experience, and enjoy building relationships and working closely with services, we would like to hear from you.

Enfield offers a hybrid working arrangement, with an expectation that staff will be in the office at least one day every other week, as a minimum.

Staff will be expected to attend the office as required by the service.