Finance Business Partner

Oadby & Wigston; Oadby; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Oadby is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join their team. The role involves providing financial advice, overseeing budgets and procurement processes. Candidates should have AAT qualifications or equivalent and relevant experience in finance, ideally in a local government setting. This position offers competitive salary and benefits, along with flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Great holiday

Flexi-time

Generous local government pension scheme

Qualifications

• Must be qualified in AAT or CCAB or have equivalent experience.
• Relevant experience in a financial environment, ideally within local government.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting data using Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support designated teams within the Council with accurate financial advice.
• Oversee all income and expenditure for the Council.
• Support budgeting, project management, and procurement tasks.

Skills

AAT qualified

Financial analysis

Data interpretation using Excel

Education

CCAB part qualified or qualified by experience

Job description

Overview

Do you want to improve your work-life balance and develop your career.

We are looking for a talented Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme. Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. You can find more information about our benefits here https://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/pages/employee_benefits

Responsibilities

The Finance Team are responsible for oversight of all Income and Expenditure within the Council supporting all departments to deliver value for money.

The Finance Business Partner will support designated teams within the Council, providing accurate and timely advice across a range of services to support with budgets, projects and procurement.

Qualifications

If you are AAT qualified / CCAB part qualified or qualified by experience, have relevant in a financial environment (ideally in a local government environment) and experience of analysing and interpreting data using Excel, we would love to hear from you. You can find out more by viewing the job description and person specification.

Equity and flexibility

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability, reservist or veteran status who meet the criteria for this role.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements where possible and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process. Employees are expected to work in the office for a minimum of 1 day per week.

Application

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply for this role you must complete our online application form https://myaccount.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/service/OWBC_Job_Application_Form (CVs will not be accepted)

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of your application, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.