Senior Finance Business Partner

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Decision Making Support team and we have four permanent G13 Senior Finance Business Partner roles.

The Decision Making Support Team is a key part of the Finance and Resources Directorate, providing strategic financial advice and supporting effective decision making across the organisation.

These roles will provide valuable financial support across all five directorates; Health & Care, Children and Families, Economy, Infrastructure and Skills, Finance & Resources and Transformation.

Working closely with Strategic Finance Business Partners and other senior colleagues, you will help the Decision Making Support team to ensure financial strategies are implemented and that financial resources are managed appropriately.

Staffordshire County Council is a well-run, financially stable local authority. If you are CCAB qualified, looking to start or progress your career at Staffordshire County Council, you are encouraged to consider a role of Senior Finance Business Partner.

We may be able to offer one of the roles on a part-time basis, depending on business requirements. If you would like to be considered for part-time hours, please indicate this in the Supporting Statement section of your application.

Main Responsibilities

The Senior Finance Business Partner role is a wide and varied role with excellent opportunities for partnership working and service collaboration.

The role involves,

• working with external and internal stakeholders at senior management level to develop financial acumen of budget holders,
• leading the setting and management of budgets, with varying risks and values,
• ensuring the wider business plans and overall strategic plan are met.

It will also involve working alongside other specialist officers on strategic project work, developing business cases and supporting the delivery of a well run council through ensuring good financial governance.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for you to have Membership of a CCAB body preferably CIPFA and some post qualified experience is preferable.

This role would suit you if you,

• have initiative and drive
• are an excellent team player
• can demonstrate an ability to; build strong, trusted, influential working relationships
• manage others and organise and prioritise competing workloads, effectively.

“We’re happy to talk flexible working”

It is anticipated that shortlisting will take place on 8th and 9th December with in person interviews in Stafford anticipated on 15th and 16th December. Interviews will include a short assessment / test as well as traditional interview questions.

For an informal chat about the roles, please contact Katharine Ross, Assistant Director of Finance at katharine.ross@staffordshire.gov.uk or 07971883018 or Toni Thompson, Strategic Finance Business Partner at toni.thompson@staffordshire.gov.uk

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.