Finance Business Partner (Adults)

Service Care Solutions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

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Job summary

A leading company in Greater London is seeking a Finance Business Partner to provide high-quality finance support to the Adult Social Care Finance team. The role involves leading financial tasks, conducting analysis, and improving service efficiencies. Ideal candidates will be CCAB/CIMA qualified with experience in local authority finance. This is a permanent, full-time position with hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Finance Business Partnering within a Local Authority.
• Ability to work under strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Finance and Finance Manager in delivering financial support.
• Lead specific finance tasks including budgeting and forecasting.
• Conduct sensitivity analysis and review budget decisions.

Skills

Data Interpretation

Information Analysis

Communication

Education

CCAB/CIMA Qualified Accountant

Part-Qualified Accountant

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Recruiting Finance/Accountancy Professionals in Greater London, South of England & East of England

Finance Business Partner

Location: London

Contract: Permanent (Full-Time)

Start Date: Flexible

*Hybrid Working – one day per fortnight in office*

Contact: [e-mail]

Job Description

Service Care Solutions is currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a Finance Business Partner (Adults) to join the team on a permanent basis. The Finance Business Partner will support the Head of Finance in providing high-quality, flexible, professional finance support to the Adult Social Care Finance team.

Main Responsibilities

1. Support and deputise for the Head of Finance and Finance Manager to deliver financial support, advice, and guidance to the relevant service area.
2. Lead on the delivery of specific finance tasks supporting the annual financial cycle, including budgeting, forecasting, and closing the accounts.
3. Conduct sensitivity analysis, review and challenge budget decisions, perform options appraisals, and lead on detailed calculations underpinning new funding and grants requests.
4. Provide financial input to procurement processes and take responsibility for scoring financial sections.
5. Proactively seek opportunities to improve financial support and identify efficiencies in service support.

Candidate Criteria

1. CCAB/CIMA Qualified Accountant or Part-Qualified with extensive experience.
2. Experience of Finance Business Partnering within a Local Authority, preferably within Adult Social Care.
3. Excellent data interpretation and information analysis skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work under strict deadlines.
4. Experience in analysing and challenging budget decisions within a complex organization to achieve value-for-money outcomes.
5. Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team.

If interested, contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email [e-mail].

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Additional Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Industries: Accounting and Government Administration

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