Stafford (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
Basic DBS check required
£59,319 - £63,864
0.0 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Finance Business Partner within the Decision Making Support team at Staffordshire County Council.
The Decision Making Support team is a key part of the Finance Directorate and provides strategic financial advice and supports effective decision making across the organisation.
Main Responsibilities
This is a wide and varied role with excellent opportunities for partnership working and service collaboration. Significant experience of local government finance is desired but not essential.
This role involves working with external and internal stakeholders at a senior management level to develop the financial acumen of budget holders, to lead the setting and management of budgets, with varying risks and values, to ensure the wider business plans and overall strategic plan are met.
It also involves working alongside other specialist officers on strategic project work, developing business cases and supporting the delivery of a well-run council through ensuring good financial governance.
The Ideal Candidate
This role would suit an individual with initiative and drive who is an excellent team player and can demonstrate an ability to build strong influential working relationships, manage others and organise and prioritise competing workloads effectively.
Interviews will be held 10 - 12 March 2025.
For an informal chat about the role, in the first instance please contact Katharine Ross (Assistant Director of Finance) on katharine.ross@staffordshire.gov.uk. Please note Katharine is on leave 17th - 24th February inclusive so during this time please contact Peter Shakespear (Director of Finance) on peter.shakespear2@staffordshire.gov.uk
Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.