We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Bexley to assist with the appointment of a Finance Business Partner, on a 5-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £343.07- £452.78 per Day

Responsibilities:

• To proactively lead the financial advice and support to the defined service area particularly with reference to revenue and capital monitoring including delivering savings, and the budget setting and closure of accounts processes.
• To ensure that financial information is relevant and balanced and is received by decision-takers at the appropriate level.
• To ensure that financial data analytics are used where appropriate to better inform budget monitoring and longer term financial planning.
• To work with services to ensure the accuracy of information input to systems and proper responses to system outputs.
• To regularly spend time in the designated service to become an integral part of the management team within the service area and to develop and maintain a detailed understanding of the service area being supported

Qualifications:

• Qualified CCAB Accountant or Equivalent Relevant Finance
  Qualification
• Participation in Continuing Professional Development
• Accounting and budgetary experience, sound knowledge of local government finance framework, accounting principles and standards, statutory requirements and relevant codes of practice.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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