Based at: Avon Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters, Portishead

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: Hay 6 (£32,910 - £35,745)

Closing date: 12:00 (midday) on Friday 12 March 2021

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Business Partner to join Avon Fire & Rescue Service’s Finance Department, working within one of the four emergency services. This is a new role for Avon Fire & Rescue Service which has been created to support a Finance Improvement Programme which has been recently implemented, supporting a time of significant transformation across the organisation.

The Finance Business Partner will combine technical knowledge and a consultative approach in order to provide high quality business partnering and accurate, actionable financial analysis.  You will lead on the financial evaluation, modelling and appraisal of Business Cases, on development of accurate and appropriate financial monitoring, reporting and forecasting for a portfolio of devolved and centralised budgets across the service and on the development of annual budgets for a range of budgets across the corporate and operational areas of the organisation.

The successful candidate must hold a full CCAB accountancy qualification and have proven technical competency with considerable management accounting and budgeting experience (at least 3 years) within a large organisation.

You will have a proven ability to write and present high level financial information and reports to senior leaders, demonstrating the ability to explain complex financial issues in a confident and partnership manner.

Please note - as this post is based at our new Headquarters which we share with Avon & Somerset Police, the successful applicant will be required to undergo a security clearance check.

To see the full duties of the role and candidate criteria required please see the job description provided on our website.

How to apply:

The job description and application form is available to download on our website https://www.yesyoucan.careers/. Once you have read the job description please complete the application form telling us how you meet the requirements of the role - tell us how your skills, qualifications and experience match those required for this role, and provide examples wherever you can. The information you give us will assist us in our shortlisting process.

Completed applications must be submitted to Human Resources, Avon Fire & Rescue Service, Police & Fire Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road, Portishead, Bristol BS20 8JJ by the closing date and time. Alternatively, you can email your application to recruitment@avonfire.gov.uk. Late applications will not be accepted. 

We will not be accepting CVs - you must complete our application form. 

Please quote job reference number 3016 on any communications. Thank you.

Please note we are not accepting CVs from Recruitment Agencies.