Business Partner - Local Government

Allen Lane are currently working with a local authority to recruit a Business Partner to provide financial support and advice to their corporate departments, including asset management, HR and legal. This Accountant will work closely with senior managers and budget holders in supporting the budget monitoring and budget setting process.

Having previous experience in a similar position, ideally within a local authority, will be key as the successful candidate will have to quickly get to grips with internal processes as the current post holder is unable to handover.

As such, key objectives include;

• Delivering accurate, relevant and timely financial performance and management information
• Working with senior finance analysts to support service managers to fulfil their budget management responsibilities, undertaking trend analysis to inform budget monitoring
• Keeping under review appropriate format of budget monitoring reports to ensure that they meet the business need.
• Promoting compliance with financial processes and appropriate use of systems

This would suit either a part-qualified or qualified Accountant with a proactive nature, not afraid to get involved across different areas. Excellent communication skills will be vital and evidence of successfully training and engaging non-finance managers in budget monitoring and finance systems will be tested through the application process.

Please note that due to the urgent time frames on this post applications will be reviewed prior to closing date and as such immediate application is recommended.