Delivery of a comprehensive suite of professional financial business partnering services including strategic financial advice, specialist and technical financial support, supporting services with financial and resource management, grant & internal financial control management and support the compilation of Statutory Annual Accounts.
Build on and improve the finance business partnering approach to ensure good financial management is maintained by sharing best practice.
Contribute to business intelligence and support benchmarking initiatives that enables value for money and informed decision-making.
Objectively and constructively challenge to achieve solution driven outcomes
Understand customer needs and priorities and provide a service, which achieves high customer satisfaction.
Assisting with the delivery of the Section 151 Officer’s statutory responsibilities in support of the Council’s operating model. Ensuring that internal control are established and working to meet S151 responsibilities.
To identify, develop and support opportunities and initiatives to transform the delivery of services across the Council.
To ensure financial control and governance is in place for service delivery.
To provide added value financial advice and guidance for budget holders, managers and Directors in undertaking their resource management responsibilities.
To provide financial advice and guidance for portfolio holders and members via regular portfolio briefings; enquires; training, production of financial reports and attendance at scrutiny meetings in a technical finance capacity.
To develop business cases and options appraisals in support of business objectives & outcomes.