Senior Finance Business Partner

Allen Lane are delighted to be assisting a Kent Emergency Service in their search for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join their finance team on a 12 month fixed term contract.

About the Role

The Senior Finance Business Partner will establish and lead the finance business partnering service, providing support to Budget Managers regarding their day-to-day budgets and longer-term financial planning.  Working with stakeholders, this post will be responsible for collating accurate financial information on a timely basis for the Management Board and Authority.

The Role

Reporting into the Deputy Head of Finance, you will be leading a team of 3 and be responsible for, but not limited to: 

• Lead on the introduction of an effective finance business partnering function, providing support with monitoring spend against budgets, forecasting and drafting long-term financial plans Provide training to colleagues in finance and Budget Managers on financial awareness Develop accurate reports for stakeholders, meeting their needs with data and evidence for decision making Provide financial analysis on benchmarking, cost-benefits etc. Work closely with Budget Managers and Service Leads to understand cost drivers, understanding variables and the impact on spend Support with the development of medium-term and 10-year capital expenditure plans Oversee the preparation of working papers for closedown and various statutory and non-statutory returns

The Candidate

We are looking for candidates who are qualified/part qualified accountant (CIPFA / ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent), AAT qualified or qualified by experience with substantial experience in finance business partnering and Excel skills at an intermediate level (pivots / lookups).

You will have experience of working under pressure, be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and have a proven track record of effective decision making with excellent attention to detail.

This role offers a hybrid working model, on site at the office Headquarters in Maidstone 3 days per week and 2 days working remote.

Application Details:

Closing Date: Wednesday 11^th December 2024, 23:59pm Interview Date: To be confirmed Please apply early as this vacancy may close ahead of the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We look forward to receiving your application.