Senior Finance Business Partner

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Overview

In April 2020 Buckinghamshire Council became the UK’s newest council. Meaning the residents of Buckinghamshire are now served by a single, unitary council.

Buckinghamshire is an ambitious, rapidly growing county, and our economy is one of the strongest in the country.

Despite the recent challenges we have chosen to transform and build for the future. We have created more exciting roles in our Finance Teams, with a focus on providing an excellent service to our residents driving forward continuous improvement plans. We are looking for motivated, ambitious, and inspiring people to join us on our journey.

Here’s what Parm had to say about the team - ’’I’m fortunate to have joined such a friendly and collaborative finance community at Bucks, and be able to see the impact my work has here.’’

About us

We have an exciting opportunity to work as a Senior Finance Business Partner in the new Buckinghamshire Council, playing a key role in supporting our large and diverse Communities, Resources, and Deputy Chief Executive Directorates, by providing a finance business partnering service to a number of Directors and Senior Leadership Team.

There are 3 roles available across three areas:

The Communities Directorate covers a wide range of specialisms, Culture Sport & Leisure, Highways & Technical Services, Neighbourhoods Services, and Transport Services.

The Resources Directorate covers a wide range of specialisms, including Human Resources, Finance, ICT and Business Operations.

The Deputy Chief Executive Directorate covers a wide range of specialisms, including Localities and Strategic Partnerships, Service Improvement, Legal and Democratic Services and Policy and Communication Services.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will provide a finance business partnering service to a number of Budget Managers, the Director and the Senior Leadership Team within your appointed Directorate with a particular focus on; ensuring the accuracy of budget, budget monitoring, financial analysis, adding value to decision making and effective team management.

These are 12-month fixed term/secondment opportunities.

About you

This post is currently available for a fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant, with significant experience of working in a Public Sector environment (preferable from Local Government), excellent communication & problem solving skills, and experience working in an ever-changing environment. You need to be able to work on your own initiative, as well as within the team and under pressure to achieve tight deadlines. Good communication skills and a proven ability to work with complex data and spreadsheets are essential. You need to be able to work on your own initiative, as well as within the team, and under pressure to achieve tight deadlines.

If you feel ready for a change, we want to hear from you. In return, you can expect to work within a highly supportive team, an opportunity to further develop your skills and abilities and the offer of agile working.

Other information

When applying for this role, please indicate in your personal statement whether you are CCAB qualified, as well as which body you are registered with.

Interviews will be held remotely week commencing 19th July.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

For further information about these roles and the directorates, please contact the hiring managers below.

Communities Directorate

Fiorella Mugari - 01296 387333 - fiorella.mugari@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Resources Directorate

Janaki Try - 01296 383063 - janaki.try@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Deputy Chief Executive Directorate

Parm Phipps - 01296 382670 - parm.phipps@buckinghamshire.gov.uk