Finance Business Partner Location: LondonContract: Temporary (3-months initial) Rate: £357.60 per day PAYE // £400 per day umbrella Start Date: ASAP*Hybrid Working* Contact:

Job DescriptionService Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a Finance Business Partner (Adults) to join the team on a temporary basis. The Finance Business Partner will provide high-level financial advice and support to senior members and will contribute towards budgeting, financial planning, closure of accounts and forecasting.

Main Responsibilities

• Budgeting and Financial Planning and theMTFS
  • Ensuring the requirements of the Council's financial strategy are met;
  • Savings and efficiencies are sought wherever possible
  • Proposals for any budget growth are robust;
  • Ensuring adherence to corporate processes and timescales;
  • Supporting managers to identify savings opportunities/growth
  • Requirements through data and evidence from a variety of sources.
• Closing of accounts process
  • Ensuring timescales are achieved
  • Accounting standards are observed.
• Budget monitoring and forecasting
  • Enabling budget managers to provide year end forecasts which are accurate and robust
  • undertaking high level checks of forecasts, challenging budget holders where appropriate
  • Early identification of budgets risks and potential savings
  • Identifying mitigating actions to address budget pressures

CandidateCriteria

• CCAB/CIMA Qualified Accountant or Equivalent
• Experienced in Adults Social Care finance within a Local Authority
• Experience of budget management and contributing to MTFS
• Experience of financial modelling, placements monitoring, trend analysis and demand modelling
• Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team.

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on or email

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.