Finance Business Partner

Shropshire Council are looking for a suitably qualified, experienced and talentedfinance professional to be a Finance Business Partner and join our effective FinanceBusiness Partnering team who provide a strategic and value-added service to theCouncil., Through appropriate support and challenge you will provide senior managers, budgetholders and directors with expert business-related advice on financial management,accounting issues and value for money. You will take an active role in the ongoingmanagement and implementation of high value and complex programmes andcontracts, delivering excellence in reporting, analysis, financial control and decisionmaking.You will provide effective short, medium and longer term planning,analytically reviewing financial performance and identifying underlying cost drivers.You will ensure that financial best practice is applied across the client directorates.Key to the role is the need to maintain and develop effective working relationships inorder to influence and challenge senior management; providing a liaison between theFinance team and the teams within the business.

To succeed in this role you will be CCAB qualified or part-qualified, with experience ofproviding financial advice and support to senior management within a large andcomplex organisation. You will have knowledge and understanding of localgovernment finance as well as demonstrable experience of budgetary control,financial management and financial planning. You will inspire confidence, beconfident in engaging with colleagues across the organisation and within our partnerorganisations, and have excellent communication and influencing skills. You will beproactive in identifying trends, opportunities for change and solutions to budgetproblems and you will be an advocate for improvements in financial management.

Shropshire Council is a unitary authority which serves the rural county of Shropshire.One of the most important things about working here is the knowledge that you'reworking to help others and the real sense of achievement and purpose that brings.The people of Shropshire are rightly proud of their county's assets, its natural beauty,its history, its diverse economy, its vibrant culture.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities forpersonal development, apprenticeships and career progression including:

• Generous annual leave commencing at 28 days increasing with service to 33
days (pro rata for part time). With additional annual leave purchase policy.
• Access to a benefits platform with a wide range of retail discounts and salary
sacrifice schemes (cars, bikes, AVCs)
• Employer contribution Pension Scheme Shropshire County Pension Fund
• Supportive carers and parental policies (maternity, paternity, adoption leave,
special leave)
• Many opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of
working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.
• Access to counselling and occupational health services, 1. With effect from 1 April 2024, £1,290 (pro rata for part-time employees) to be
paid as a consolidated, permanent addition on all NJC pay points 2 to 43 inclusive (Grade 1, SCP2 to Band 13, SCP 43). 2. With effect from 1 April 2024, an increase of 2.50% on all pay points (pro rata for part-time staff) above SCP 43, those on Band 14 and 15. 3. With effect from 1 April 2024 an increase of 2.50% on allowances.The offer is subject to agreement. Further details on the current local government payposition is available to view:Employer circular - Local Government pay offer 2024 | Local Government AssociationShropshire Council Job Advert - 2023 v.2.1