Finance Business Partner

About this job

PERMANENT: Full time - 37 Hours per week
SALARY: £37,938 - £40,476
LOCATION: Tiverton

Following a recent restructure, we have an exciting new opportunity for two full time Finance Business Partners to join our small and friendly Financial Services team. This is an ideal time to join us to help shape the team and the way we support the Authority in the future.

These key roles will be based at Phoenix House, Tiverton, with the ability to work in a hybrid way, and will support the team across a wide range of responsibilities to provide an efficient and effective service to the Authority.

As a Finance Business Partner, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: 

• Leading and managing a Finance Assistant or Systems Accountant;
• Providing robust financial advice to budget holders and senior officers on all financial matters;
• Setting budgets, carrying out budget monitoring and closing the accounts for the services assigned to the post holder;
• Leading on ad hoc projects/tasks within Financial Services;
• Pro-actively seek opportunities to improve the financial support provided to the Council and identify and support the delivery of efficiencies in the service support. 

These roles will also be responsible for a selection of other functions, which could include, but are not limited to: 

• Fixed Assets and Capital Accounting
• VAT, Partial Exemption and other tax advice
• Treasury Management and Cash Flow Forecasting
• Financial Systems
• Housing Revenue Account (HRA)
• Section 106
• Government Returns including WGA 

About you: 

• You will be CCAB qualified or part qualified and working towards full qualification, or have a significant amount of experience in an equivalent role and able to demonstrate a comparable level of knowledge and capability;
• You will have a significant technical understanding of Local Government accounting;
• You will have excellent numeracy skills and be able to work accurately with an attention to detail;
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills, and able to communicate complex financial matters to non-finance officers;
• Have extensive knowledge of MS Office software, with advanced Excel skills, and experience with financial software;
• It would be advantageous to have previous management experience;
• Commitment to delivering a quality service. 

At Mid Devon District Council, our benefits include:

• Competitive rate of pay
• Flexible Working Hours scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted leisure memberships
• Free parking at site
• A flexible benefits scheme including access to a discount shopping (online and high street) and events
• Excellent training and development opportunities

To find out more

For an informal discussion about the post, contact Kieran Knowles, Operations Manager for Financial Services, on 01884 244624, or Paul Deal, Head of Finance, Property and Climate Resilience, on 01884 234254.

For full details please read the Job Description and Person Specification FA21 - Finance Business Partner

The Job Description refers to the level of competencies required for this post. For an explanation of what this means, please see Core Competencies.

A satisfactory basic disclosure check and three years complete employment history will be requested in the event of you being offered the position.

Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor skilled worker visas at this time. For more information on pre-employment checks, please review the documents found here.

How to apply

Please download and complete our Job Application Form and send to Opportunities@middevon.gov.uk. Alternatively, print and send by post to:

People Services
Mid Devon District Council
Phoenix House
Phoenix Lane
Tiverton, Devon
EX16 6PP

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MDDC reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.  We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We're committed to Equality of Opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

If we've not contacted you within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

Thank you for showing an interest in this vacancy and we wish you every success with your on-going job search.