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Strategic Finance Business Partner - Children’s Services
£55,399 to £82,896 per annum dependent on experience (linked grade)
Permanent
Full Time (36 Hours)
Wandsworth, London
Required to be in the office half the week on average

Message from Ana Popovici, Executive Director Children’s Services

Wandsworth is not just a place I work; it’s a vibrant community that I deeply love. Here, in the heart of one of the world’s most amazing capitals, we're committed to fostering kindness, compassion, and community spirit in everything we do.

Do you have experience of building partnerships and working effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders?

We are a forward-thinking local authority committed to delivering high-quality services to our community. Our Children's Services directorate plays a crucial role in supporting the well-being and development of children and young people in our area. We are now seeking a dynamic and experienced Strategic Finance Business Partner to join our team and help drive financial performance and strategic decision-making within Children's Services.

Children’s and Family’s needs are ever changing. Your role will be crucial to ensure that our services are adapting and evolving to meet this challenge.

About the role 

Relationships are at the heart of how we work and achieve excellence together. You and the entire team must be the epitome of connection, embedded, and working as one with services.

As a Strategic Finance Business Partner for Children’s Services you will be responsible for the finance teams that support all social care, early help, place and partnership budgets (all non-Education and Schools elements of Children’s Services budgets) to provide expertise and high-quality financial advice and reporting to senior stakeholders to allow them to make informed decisions. You must proactively contribute to the achievement of the finance service’s vision, and contribute towards an innovative, high-performance, and continuous improvement culture.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience 

• You will be a qualified accountant (CIPFA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with post qualification experience and a proven experience in finance business partnering. 
• Experience working as a Finance Business Partner or similar in a Local Authority Children’s Services team is desirable.
• Knowledge of, or an ability to learn, relevant complex legislative frameworks and financial guidance.
• Strong analytical and technical skills with excellent skills in Microsoft Office with the ability to provide constructive challenge and exert influence.
• Experience of designing complex spreadsheets and using them as models for decision making.
• Ability to simplify complex financial issues and present them in a manner that the recipients understand, and in a relevant format with the right level of information.

If you meet the above criteria and have the ability to effectively and proactively organise and prioritise your own and your team’s workload we want to hear from you!

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Gareth Evans by emailing gareth.evans@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Closing Date: 15th December 2024
Shortlisting Date: 16th December 2024
Interview Date: 17th - 19th December 2024
Test/Presentation: Skills test and presentation

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. 

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.  

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils