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SalaryManager (Finance Business Partner) – Technical
£65,321 – £72,596 (including £4,000 market rate supplement)
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Bedford Borough Council Finance team for a CIPFA/CCAB/CIMA-qualified Finance Business Partner working in the Technical Team. Bedford Borough Council is one of the fastest growing unitary authorities and there are some inspiring projects in the pipeline, where a determined, detail-focused candidate could make a real difference.
Bedford’s Finance team is designed to be an effective partner to the service: driving decisions upfront to improve performance, including Bedford’s diverse capital programme, which includes road and rail upgrades. We are now looking for motivated and enthusiastic finance professionals to be part of this.
In this role, you must be able to work at pace and have excellent communication skills, as you will be talking to a wide range of financial and non finance stakeholders. You will have a broad remit, access to wider developmental opportunities and the support of experienced finance professionals throughout the team. The successful candidates for all roles will be members of CIPFA or a CCAB body.
Within this role you will be responsible for delivering the Council’s Financial Statements in line with statutory requirements and timescales, managing the Council’s Technical Accounting functions including Capital Strategy/Planning and Treasury Management.
The Council is committed to offering you a good work-life balance, which includes its flexitime and agile working arrangements, including working from home. You would work a 37 hour working week. We can also offer 27 days of annual leave (increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ service) plus bank holidays, compensated by a competitive salary and a generous pension scheme that will be completely unrivalled in the private sector.
The roles are full-time (37 hours) and permanent, and applications for flexible working will be considered. In your application, please ensure you address each of the selection criteria in the template, as this is how applications are scored.
For an informal discussion please contact Rhiain Bevan.
For full job details visit our website.
Closing Date: Sunday 2 June 2024
Interview date: Week commencing 10 June 2024
