Finance Business Partner

About the role

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a developing organisation and be an integral part of shaping and streamlining our financial processes.

This position sits within the closedown, technical and funding team, which primarily focuses on the production of the Council’s financial statements, accounting for Collection Fund and grants, government returns, and supporting the external audit of the statement of accounts.

The role of the Finance Business Partner is to support the closedown, funding and external audit processes through the production of high-quality working papers, technical expertise and analysis.

Closing date for applications is 31st May. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 3rd and 4th June.

What will you be doing?

You will support the Senior Finance Business Partner in relation to the Accountancy function which includes:

• The closedown, production and audit of Council’s financial statements.
• Compiling working papers, reviewing processes and timescales to enable deadlines to be met.
• Supporting financial governance across the council by ensuring controls are in place and are being effectively maintained.
• Providing support for the monitoring and year end accounting for the Collection Fund.
• Responsible for allocation of grant income and providing technical support for grants and contributions accounting.
• Completing government returns such as the Revenue Outturn, Revenue Account, Quarterly Revenue Updates and Whole of Government Accounts.
• Supporting the balance sheet monitoring, reconciliations and reporting.

About you

You will be CCAB part qualified /AAT qualified /equivalent or have significant financial experience.

You will be experienced in analysing and addressing complex issues.

You will have up to date knowledge of accounting policy such as IFRS, CIPFA codes of practice.

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to work in partnership with key stakeholders including internal and external auditors.

We are looking for an individual with drive, initiative and confidence.

Our Benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

Disability Confident Employer

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council

Armed Forces Community

The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)