Strategic Finance Partner – Public Sector

Service Care Solutions; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Job summary

Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a local authority in East Suffolk for a Finance Business Partner to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will lead the financial management of allocated service areas, providing expert advice and support to Service Managers and Senior Management.

You will support the delivery of the MTFS, annual budgets prep and monitoring, year-end reporting and Statement of Accounts, while ensuring compliance with statutory financial

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or significant relevant experience in a local authority or public sector.
• Strong financial management expertise, including budgeting, forecasting, modelling, budgetary control, investment appraisal, and business case evaluation.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to explain complex financial matters clearly.
• Strategic, analytic and proactive, with ability to manage competing priorities, identify risks and opportunities, and support continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and monitoring, and year-end outturn across allocated services.
• Provide clear, expert financial advice and challenge to managers, senior officers and members.
• Support strategic projects and, partnerships with financial analysis, business cases and funding advice.
• Ensure robust financial governance, compliance, reporting and risk management.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Public sector experience

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial governance

Communications & influencing

Job description

Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a local authority in East Suffolk for a Finance Business Partner to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will lead the financial management of allocated service areas, providing expert advice and support to Service Managers and Senior Management.

You will support the delivery of the MTFS, annual budgets prep and monitoring, year-end reporting and Statement of Accounts, while ensuring compliance with statutory financial