Job Description

Aatom Recruitment is looking for OR(phone number removed) - Finance Business Partner on behalf of a Local Authority.

Job Title: OR(phone number removed) - Finance Business Partner
Contract Duration: 3 Months
Hours Per Week: 36

Job Role Purpose

• To support a solution-focussed, innovative financial management function that enables the effective allocation of resources to outcomes to ensure value for money for the public purse.
• To support the provision of professional and evidence-based management information to support the long-term sustainability of the Council and its trusted partners.
• To work within the commercial ethos of the council so that any decision taken is done so following an assessment of commercial viability and opportunity.
• To work as part of a proactive, customer-focussed team that supports the achievement of the Council and its partners long-term vision.

Key Tasks

• Proactively support colleagues to ensure the provision of reliable, effective and timely financial support and advice that contributes to the achievement of their objectives
• Represent the Senior Finance Business Partner as and when required in internal and external scenarios and to display the behaviours and values expected in a positive and professional manner
• Support the provision of proactive, solution-focussed advice and guidance to the organisation to enable innovation and commercialism within the realms of the Councils procurement and finance procedure rules.
• Be an effective team member seeking out development opportunities to support succession planning so that the team is operating to the expected standard of a high performing, excellent, finance business partnering function.
• Support the delivery of the council's financial sustainability and resilience by working with the team to provide insight and intelligence to predict and model demand management.

• Be an effective corporate citizen, proactively leading by example and participating in corporate initiatives e.g. volunteering, mental health and wellbeing strategy, Work smart, etc.