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The Finance Business Partner will provide expert support and analysis for our service areas, enabling them to make a difference for our districts whilst ensuring effective financial controls are in place. You will:

• work closely with service areas to create a real and active partnership with both operations and management, providing 'real time' financial support and analysis
• be a trusted advisor, communicating and persuading effectively, adding value, challenging, negotiating, and influencing Corporate Managers and Assistant Directors and provide a greater understanding of the financial implications of their operational and strategic decisions
• provide financial leadership, and highly relevant insight into the business performance of the designated service areas
• act as a key stakeholder in decision making by providing risk adjusted financial information and analysis.
  
  We are looking for someone with great commercial acumen, strong analytical skills and a thorough understanding of financial controls, systems and procedures., hold a relevant qualification at NVQ4/HND/Foundation degree level, or have gained equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience
• need to evidence using your skills and knowledge to provide real time financial insight and an understanding of the financial implications of decisions to non finance colleagues
• have a strong work ethic, possess proven communication skills, and an ability to challenge in an effective manner
• need to be able to work well independently and as a member of a team.
  
  Working together across our councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.
We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two National Landscapes within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council are looking fora Finance Business Partner to join our team. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 37 hours per week. This is Hybrid role. The successful candidate will earn a competitive salary of £36,124 - £42,708 per annum (pro rata for part time). Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.,
• Great opportunities for learning and development.
• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays).
• Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Wellbeing Support Program
• Employee Assist Program
• Health Care Options
Our ways of working: Work is what we do, not where we go! We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working. (Business needs permitting) This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with. We are committed supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.