Business Partner (Havant)

Becoming a Finance Business Partner with Capita Local Public Services

A successful business partnering arrangement is one where the finance business partner and budget holder mutually trust and respect each other, work as equal partners to meet the service and organisational aims, take collective responsibility for all finance related matters and communicate regularly.

Finance business partners should provide financial insight and overview and provide support and sound financial advice for all business decisions using, amongst other things, financial planning and scenario modelling tools. Communication and liaison between all parties should be regular and Finance business partners should be proactive and strategic.

What you'll be doing:

• Work closely with all stakeholders to ensure best use of financial resources, providing the strategic financial insight, intelligence and support needed. Assess situations from a commercial, business or finance perspective; provide appropriate financial advice to support complex business decisions.
• Proactively contribute to the delivery of a high performing, customer focused finance service to the client's service area.
• Support the provision of a well organised, reliable and professional financial reporting and advisory service and anticipate short term and long-term business needs.
• As an essential partner to management, play a key role in identifying changes in the operating environment, trends and developments of legislation, technology, policy and user requirements and delivery methods and respond proactively to these interpreting the financial effect.
• Provide advice and support which demonstrates depth of knowledge, expertise and customer focus and be responsible for the provision of revenue monitoring, capital monitoring, budget setting (revenue and capital), MTFS setting, closure of accounts, support for strategic projects and other ad-hoc financial support for the portfolio of services the post has responsibility for.
• The Business Partner is, together with the services they support, responsible for budget setting, budget monitoring, variance analysis for actuals and forecasts and keeping an up to date and financial risks and opportunities document.

What we're looking for:

• Part Qualified ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA or AAT Qualified or experience commensurate with AAT qualification
• Accounting and budgetary experience, sound knowledge of local government finance framework, accounting principles and standards, statutory requirements and relevant codes of practice. Candidates new to local government can be accepted but will need to demonstrate to gain this knowledge within 6 months.
• Experience of developing productive, meaningful, trusted and positive stakeholder relationships.
• Experience of working on own initiative with limited supervision or direction.
• Extensive experience working with financial IT systems and demonstrable proficiency in Excel.
• Ability to analyse, interpret, understand and disseminate complex and detailed technical information in a professional and easy to understand way

About Capita Local Public Services

Capita Local Public Services delivers a wide range of specialist services to local authorities, schools, academies and other public sector organisations, including IT and digital transformation, customer management, revenues, benefits, finance, property development and regulatory services, education support and back office processing.

What's in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• 23 days holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Free onsite parking

You'll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You'll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we'll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you'll do next:

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