Finance Business Partner (Capital & Treasury)

Stevenage Borough Council; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic finance team. This role offers the chance to engage in diverse financial projects, including the exciting SG1 development. You will provide expert advice on capital and treasury strategies while managing a dedicated accountant. This position is perfect for an ambitious finance professional eager to make a significant impact within a local authority. Enjoy a supportive environment with opportunities for career progression and a range of attractive benefits.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Flexible Working

Paid and Unpaid Leave

25 Days Holiday

Learning and Development Opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Season Ticket Loans

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Discounts

Discounted Health and Fitness Membership

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified with in-depth knowledge of financial processes.
• Proven track record in capital and asset management.

Responsibilities

• Lead Capital and Treasury functions for the council.
• Provide technical advice and support to service managers.
• Manage working capital requirements and cash forecasting.

Skills

CCAB Qualification

Financial Processes Knowledge

Capital and Asset Management

Local Authority Experience

Budget Monitoring

Education

Degree in Finance or Related Field

Job description

Finance Business Partner (Capital & Treasury)

Client: Stevenage Borough Council

Location: Stevenage/Hybrid

Salary: £54,488 to £57,536 pa - pro rata for hours worked plus market rate supplement up to £4,030 (dependent on experience)

Closing date: Sunday, 11 May 2025 23:30

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an opportunity to have a role within a finance team with huge variety, working across a number of different areas of finance at a council with some unbelievable projects coming up. For instance, the exciting SG1 project is a new development to include thousands of new homes, a 39,000 sq. retail and commercial space as well as large swaths of pedestrian and landscape areas.

Notwithstanding the town is home to three international, sector-leading organisations in Airbus, MBDA and GSK. Don’t be surprised when you see on the news that Mars rovers, space satellites and more are designed and built there!

We are looking for a proactive professional report to the Head of Technical and manage an Accountant. You will play a critical role as the senior capital and treasury accountant, responsible for providing lead expert advice, managing, maintaining, and reporting on the council’s capital and treasury strategy.

Key tasks include:

• Lead on all Capital and Treasury functions for the council’s general fund (GF) and housing revenue accounts (HRA)
• Providing technical advice, guidance training and support to service managers to enable delivery of the councils approved capital programme.
• Research financial implications in order to support decision making, including financing changes, taxation, and leasing issues.
• Play a lead role in quarterly capital budget monitoring in liaison with the service managers challenging forecasts where appropriate.
• Maintaining and advising on the strategy for the medium-term financial plan including, revenue costs of decisions, borrowing and prudential code implications.
• Lead on producing the council’s Treasury Management Strategy and treasury reporting.
• Manage the councils working capital requirements, ensuring cash forecasting is current and fit for purpose, and treasury investments and borrowing are manged and reported.

ABOUT YOU

The successful candidate will:

• Be CCAB Qualified
• Have a comprehensive in-depth knowledge of financial processes and procedures in a Local Authority or similar organisation
• Have knowledge of the latest issues affecting local government
• Have a proven track record of preparing capital, and asset information for statutory accounts and maintaining and reconciling fixed asset registers.
• Be an experienced finance business partner
• Be ambitious to progress career within a Local Authority

OUR BENEFITS

• Pension Scheme: We offer a career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• Flexible working: available upon request, subject to operational requirements.
• Part time and Job share opportunities - all our full-time vacancies are open to job share unless otherwise stated.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave.
• 25 days holiday rising to 31 days (depending on Local Government service)
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues
• Season ticket loans and discounts for public transport
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Stevenage Credit Union: secure savings, free life insurance and access to cheap loans.
• Employee Discounts: via monthly paid membership of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
• Discounted Health and Fitness membership
• Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade Union.

Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and recruitment candidates to share this commitment. SBC shall take all reasonable steps to employ staff who are safe to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For posts identified with regular contact with these groups applicants will be required to undertake a Value Based Interview. The council supports the legislative requirements for employing and maintaining safer staff and the guidance specified by Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board

Stevenage Borough Council is committed to Equal Opportunities for All. For further information please click https://www.stevenage.gov.uk/about-the-council/equality-and-diversity

For an informal discussion about this role please contact: Andreas Efthymiou on 07546 415 794 or email: [e-mail]

Closing date for receipt of applications: 23:30, Sunday 11 May 2025

Interviews: W/c 26th May 2025

Please note that if we receive a large volume of applications for this role, we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the published closing date