Strategic Finance Business Partner

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Interim Strategic Finance Business Partner

Based in London, hybrid working

Length: 3 months initially with likelihood of extension

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We are working with a large Local London Borough to recruit a Strategic Finance Business Partner. You will lead and manage the provision of business partner support, ensuring your team's resources are targeted towards managing key financial risks and major budget pressures.

Key Responsibilities of the Interim Strategic Finance Business Partner:

• Providing direct support to the Council's directors across its Resources directorate, enabling them to protect the Council's financial health
• Challenging and testing service budget proposals to ensure they are realistic, viable, and commercially sound
• Acting as the service gateway to the Shared Finance Service, ensuring stakeholders have access to high-quality professional advice
• Supporting and challenging services to manage key financial risks
• Providing high-quality professional advice on the financial implications of service proposals and drafting financial comments for Committee Reports
• Leading on the development of a culture that encourages challenge and empowers staff to deliver more from their financial resources

Experience and knowledge required of the Interim Strategic Finance Business Partner:

• Completed a relevant professional qualification that supports delivery of functional responsibilities (e.g. CIPFA, CIMA, MBA etc) or demonstrable equivalent experience of operating at that level
• Experience of working within a business partnering model and/or the ability to demonstrate an awareness of what is required to deliver the outcomes of the model
• Experience of delivering strategic finance advice within a large and complex organisation
• Experience of providing advice and challenge to budget holders, managers and Finance colleagues

To apply for this role or to find out about other jobs, please contact Joseph Dalton on the London Local Government Recruitment team on or send your CV to

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