Finance Business Partner

We have some exciting opportunities available to help drive our Finance Business Partnering model at Walsall Council. We're changing the way the council works so that we can provide an even better customer experience, increase staff satisfaction, and improve our service performance. It's all about achieving the very best for our colleagues, customers and communities. Now, we're looking for Finance Business Partners to help us achieve our ambitions. It's an exciting chance to shape our future, and your own career.

Working for Walsall Council gives you the opportunity to make a difference. To improve the lives of the people of this exciting borough; from social workers to regeneration officers, we all have the same commitment to making a difference.

In this role, you'll help to support one of the following services: Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Economy, Environment and Communities and Resources and Transformation, or our Capital team. Preferences for a particular service can be discussed during the interview. No matter the area you work with, you'll join a supportive team that has a collaborative ethos and a clear direction.

Your can–do attitude will help you get to know the service and relevant managers. With an in–depth understanding of their needs and challenges, you'll confidently take ownership of the service. As part of this, you'll convey complex financial information to a range of stakeholders to become a proactive and trusted financial adviser and help everyone to get to grips with the financials. Your analytical skills mean you'll also be involved in mid to long–term financial planning. Everything you do will help to improve the service and its outcomes.

What we offer:

We have a strong learning environment and actively promote training and development opportunities to all our employees to help progress and gain new skills.

To join, you'll need to hold a CCAB/CIMA body and be actively undertaking active CPD. Or you'll be working towards this qualification. If you are currently studying, we provide opportunities to continue a funded CCAB qualification. Ideally, this will be supported by your background within local government finance. But importantly, you'll have experience of providing financial stewardship, creating effective relationships with stakeholders and exciting everyone about change. Enthusiastic yet pragmatic, you'll quickly have a positive impact.

In return, you'll enjoy a generous annual leave entitlement of up to 33 days, the potential for a further 12 days' leave per year, and a career average pension scheme. Plus, we offer working from home and flexible working arrangements so that you can achieve a great work–life balance.

We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work.

For more information, please contact Andreas Efthymiou on or at our retained recruitment partners at CIPFA Penna

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