Job Title: Finance Business Partner
Location: Walsall
Salary: £37,890 – £42,821 per annum
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent and Fixed Term available
Closing Date: 30th January 2022
Walsall Council is transforming and with it, so is Walsall’s Financial Services. This is an exciting time to join our team. The Walsall Proud Programme is our transformation programme, which aims to transform the way the council works so that we can provide a better customer experience, increase staff satisfaction and engagement, and improve service efficiency and performance to our customers and communities. The programme is closely linked with our medium-term financial strategy and Walsall’s Financial Services are a key driver in achieving the organisation’s aspirational vision.
The Role
We are looking to recruit into a Finance Business Partner role, to help continue to support this transformation journey. The role will be supporting our service managers and directors in service.
The Finance Business Partner team support the organisation’s key directorates: Adult Social Care, Children’s Services, Economy, Environment & Communities and Resources & Transformation.
About you:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and pragmatic individual, with a can do attitude, experience of financial stewardship, be able to demonstrate experience of working of data / analytical skills and have an ability to appropriately articulate financial information to a range of stakeholders, which are all key strengths that you will need to undertake the role.
As a Finance Business Partner you should hold a CCAB/CIMA body and be undertaking active CPD, or actively studying for a CCAB/CIMA qualification. Whist an understanding of local government finance would be an advantage, it is not essential.
On top of this, if you are not currently fully qualified but actively studying, we provide opportunities to continue a funded CCAB qualification, provide an attractive employment package that includes a generous annual leave entitlement of up to 33 days, a flexible working scheme that allows up to a further 12 days leave per year, working from home opportunities with emphasis on an optimum work life balance arrangement and a career average pension scheme.
These posts are covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers.
This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers.
Interviews will be conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams, due to current social distancing guidelines. Interviews will consist of a short test and presentation followed by an interview. It is likely the first part of the process will be held week commencing 7th February 2022.
Please click on the APPLY button to complete your application on the Council’s careers page.
Candidates with experience of: Finance Manager, CCAB, CIMA, Chartered Accountant, Financial Analyst, Financial Controller, Finance Associate, Finance Coordinator, Management Accountant, Finance Specialist, Qualified Accountant may also be considered for this role.
