Finance Business Partner (Local Authority)

Finance Business Partner (Local Authority) 

Nottingham is currently undergoing a number of changes as it continues towards its ambitious 2020 vision. At the forefront of investigating devolution deals, new partnership approaches and designing new ways of working. There has never been a more challenging and exciting time to work for Nottingham City Council. 

Position: Strategic Business Partner 
Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 
Salary: £53,753

ROLE: 
The Finance Business Partner will work primarily with Children` s, Adults and Schools Services and business across NCC to influence strategy and business outcomes, collaborating with managers to further policy goals, offering expert analysis and interpretation presenting options to resolve problems and exploit opportunities and support informed financial decision-making. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 
a) Oversee and provide strategic leadership to a team of Commercial Business Partners who will: Advise on key business planning assumptions, challenges and opportunities, ensuring that relevant advice is sought on business cases and on the financial affordability of business cases. Ensure that financial benefits and impacts from business cases are built into the planning process and that realisation of financial benefits are properly monitored. 
b) Manage the delivery of detailed and meaningful financial options appraisals. Work to enhance management information to ensure decision-making is based on the best available sources. Monitor progress in achieving the financial objectives of the departments` annual business plans and recommending appropriate actions to departmental managers. 
c) Present the economic context to businesses across NCC – interpreting and explaining financial data in order to drive performance. Ensure financial regulations, the constitution and any legislative requirements are adhered to in the formulation of decisions and day to day financial practice within services. Ensure timely implementation of agreed internal audit actions. 
d) Undertake training and development activity with the team in order to ensure consistency of approach / efficacy of service provided and to enable colleagues to meet clearly defined standards. 
e) Regularly review progress in order to provide accurate and timely updates to the senior management team (Finance) about transformation initiatives, required improvements, cost savings, risks and interventions in the development of the Medium Term Financial Plan. 
f) Liaise with other services with regard to data collection, financial analysis and reporting and submission of returns to the City Council or external bodies as appropriate including external grants. 
g) Ensure that the team operate effectively and efficiently and to a high quality standard, utilising all resources, within the allocated budget and achieving excellent customer service. 
h) Implement continuous review, working closely with the Management Team pursuing innovative solutions to maintain optimum performance against set standards to improve service delivery. 

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE: 
a) Qualified member of CCAB recognised accounting body or equivalent with diverse experience at a senior level within a local authority setting. 
b) Significant experience of providing financial support and advice to a wide range of services in a large and complex organisation. 
c) Detailed knowledge of budget systems, monitoring and financial regulations. 
d) Have a clear track record of successful team development, developing others by creating a culture of innovation and achievement. 
e) Able to set the direction of service change and pursue opportunities both internally and with other organisations to aid modernisation of the service. 
f) Strong presentation skills are essential, with the ability to prepare briefings and reports both internally and to external audiences. 
g) Ability to work outside normal office hours, with a willingness to travel both inside and outside the council area as required. 

You may have experience of the following: Strategic Business Partner, CCAB, Public Sector, Finance Business Partner, Change Manager, Senior Finance Manager, Stakeholder Management, Project Manager, Local Authority etc. 

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