Job Title – Finance Business Partner – Children and Young People
Team – Corporate Core - Finance
Hours – 37 per week
Grade SM1, scp 45 £53,624 to scp 47 £55,666 per annum
Permanent
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Business Partners
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance you will play a key role in the discharge of the Directors Section 151 responsibilities including ensuring statutory and regulatory reporting and compliance by supporting budget holders in carrying out their financial management duties and compiling monthly performance reports and quarterly Cabinet reports
This role is responsible for providing productive challenge, assurance and recommendations to senior leaders in Bury Metropolitan Council, in particular, Executive and Assistant Directors, ensuring the completeness and quality of financial management in the directorate. You will also lead on the financial input to cross organisational strategic projects.
You will play a wider part in the leadership team within Finance, supporting the Section 151, ensuring good financial management and contributing to the successful delivery of services to all stakeholders, partners, residents and businesses .
About You
As an ideal candidate for this role, you will:
· Have achieved CCAB or equivalent qualification with relevant work experience.
· Have strong knowledge of local government finance.
· Experience of managing at a senior level in a large, complex organisation in line with the areas of functional responsibility.
· Work well with Elected Members, Executive Directors and senior external staff.
· Have the ability to constructively challenge finance and service staff on financial and performance matters.
· Be self-motivated, with a pro-active approach. Capable of working on own initiative and have an ability to formulate, prioritise, manage, and deliver deadlines under pressure and to rapidly changing deadlines
· Be a strong leader and manager who develops yourself and your team in a collaborative and coaching style
About Us
Finance within Bury is undergoing a significant change with changes in the structure, job descriptions, new ways of working and the implementation of a Corporate Planning Service to support Bury Council. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the development and be a big part of how the services operate. This is a challenging but rewarding role offering a sense of achievement we can be proud of.
Employee Benefits include:
· Local Government Pension Scheme.
· A range of attractive work/life balance policies in place together with a number of employee benefit and health and wellbeing offers including employee assistance programme.
· 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days’ after 5 years
· Fantastic training and development opportunities
· Employee discount scheme which provides discounts with local business within the borough as well as a cycle to work scheme and car lease scheme
We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
For further information please see:
Job description and person specification
We look forward to receiving your application.