Reed Public Sector is actively recruiting for a Finance Business Partner for a Local authority in BerkshireContracts Length: upto 6 months - with a possibility of getting extendedDay rate: £550- £600 UmbrellaInside IR35Mainly remote, occasional office attendance.As the Finance Business Partner (Family Help & Safeguarding) you will work with the Head of Finance and Strategic Financial Business Partner in delivering a high-quality finance business partner service to meet the objectives of the service and within the budgetary envelope.Key responsibilities will include:

• Support the Head of Finance and Strategic Finance Business Partner in the production and delivery of the 3-year Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS), working closely with the Service Director and Service Managers and budget holders.
• Lead on the budget setting, budget monitoring and budget forecasting process for the directorate  for Family Help & Safeguarding, which includes children’s social care placements and staffing costs, and providing an integrated approach to give confidence to the financial reporting framework.
• Support the delivery of business cases and projects for transformation and/or savings proposals working with the Head of Finance and Strategic Financial Business Partner in a coordinated manner, especially in regard of the commercial and trading advice.
• Undertake robust variance analysis providing evidence to support this and to support the service area in identifying opportunities, trends, efficiencies, and good practice that will mitigate against overspends that benefit both the service and the company.
• Work with the relevant service budget managers and finance team colleagues, to deliver the end of year close-down process as directed for the company, and feed into the  Council’s consolidated group accounts.
• Supporting the service in relation to transitions to adult’s services in RBC, weekly placement panel meetings, monthly placements meeting and the Out of Hours.
• The role reports directly to the Head of Finance for Brighter Futures and has line management responsibility for 3 staff – 2 management accountants an accountancy assistant.

To be suitable for the role you need to be a qualified accountant (CCAB, CIMA or equivalent) with proven experience of providing strategic direction and leadership in a senior finance role.Local government finance experience in budget monitoring, budget preparation and closedown is required and some experience of children social care is desirable. 

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