Finance Business Partner – Corporate Services     

Salary:Grade 10 – 43,757 - £45,646 plus Market Forces supplement   £1,075 for an exceptional candidate (pro rata for hours worked)

"The Heart of a Town Lies in its People” and at Stevenage Borough Council our people are at the heart of what we do.”

This excellent opportunity to join a progressive Borough Council who are building houses, regenerating our town and making life changing progress for our residents. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting this from a financial perspective.

We are looking for an ambitious CCAB qualified professional to join our Finance Business Partner Team. The main responsibilities of the post holder will be to:

provide professional and expert accounting and technical service for the revenue, holding and control accounts for Corporate Services; contribute to budget setting and the production of the annual budget book; provide budget monitoring information to Managers; produce financial information for reports written by officers of the council; provide monitoring information for shared services; provide monthly Key Performance Information to the Senior Leadership Team; contributes to the closure of the accounts by the statutory deadline; line management responsibility for an Assistant Finance Business Partner.

Successful candidates will:

• be CCAB qualified accountant
• have local government experience
• have a good understanding of Corporate Services – IT, HR, Policy, Finance etc
• need advanced computer skills, the ability to question and analyse data and to present it in a coherent and user friendly format.
• a flexible and motivated attitude and the ability to work unsupervised when necessary, have a working understanding of finance packages

Application Details

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Katia Cousins on 01438 242383 or Anita Thomas on 01438 242430.

For an application pack and to apply online, please visit www.stevenage.gov.uk/vacancies

Applications must be returned by 5pm on 8^th March 2019.

Interviews to be held on Friday 15^th March 2019.

Please note that Stevenage Borough Council cannot accept CV’s, all applications must be made on the Council’s standard application form which can be found at the above link.

Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and recruitment candidates to share this commitment. SBC shall take all reasonable steps to employ staff who are safe to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For posts identified with regular contact with these groups applicants will be required to undertake a Value Based Interview. The council supports the legislative requirements for employing and maintaining safer staff and the guidance specified by the Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Board Safe Staffing Handbook 2010.

Stevenage Borough Council is committed to Equal Opportunities for All. For further information please click here.