Senior Finance Business Partner
Salary: £63,268
Job Grade: Level 6 Zone 1
Work Location: Unit 1B, Berol House, 25 Ashley Road, London, N17 9LJ with opportunity for home/remote working
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: Thursday 13^th April 2023 at 23:59
Interviews to be held: TBC
Alternative flexible working options available/open to discussion
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.
Employed by the London Borough of Camden the Senior Finance Business Partner will be based in North London Waste Authority (NLWA), serving Camden and six other north London boroughs.
About the role
The finance team play in a significant role in ensuring the smooth running of the Authority, which has an operating budget of £77 million and a multi-year capital programme of £1.2billion. The Senior Finance Business Partner role will shape our service delivery to budget holders by shaping financial policy and decision making across the Authority, driving innovation and value for money. Responsibilities are diverse and include leading on the provision of financial management and advice to budget holders for both operational and project disciplines.
The Post holder will be expected to deliver the budgeting and forecasting process for the Authority, ensuring that this is in line with relevant legislation and the CIPFA Code of Practice for Local Authorities. In consultation with senior managers, prepare and report on the Authority’s revenue and capital budget resource requirements, including the preparation of capital and treasury function ‘Prudential Indicators’, to ensure that the Authority has sufficient resources to fund the cost of its statutory waste disposal obligations.
Authority Members are key stakeholders and the postholder will be required to prepare papers for and attend meetings of the Member Finance Working Group.
The postholder will lead on financial aspects of the capital programme, working proactively with the Project Director on multiple procurements and work with colleagues to ensure that financial aspects of business cases and reports are consistent with HM Treasury ‘green book’. The Postholder will also be expected to lead on ensuring that funding arrangements are in place for the capital programme and ensure that these arrangements are proactively managed. This will include consultation with the London Borough of Camden Treasury team and the Authority’s Financial Adviser, who are key stakeholders.
The Authority is transitioning to being the owner of a number of infrastructure assets. This will require the postholder to lead on a number of finance change projects to ensure that systems and process are in place to support the organisation and its subsidiary company.
With the responsibility for budgeting, the postholder will also develop a strong working relationship with officers in the seven constituent boroughs to ensure that they have the information they require to inform their own budgeting and reporting processes. The postholder will also lead on providing advice and training to budget holders and external stakeholders.
About You
You will be a CCAB qualified (or similar qualification/experience) accountant and have experience of budgeting and financial processes within public sector organisations and be able to work with Senior managers within the Authority to provide reports and high-level financial advice.
You will develop work-plans and timetables and communicate the deadlines to others to ensure that your timetables are adhered to and have experience of introducing and maintaining initiatives to improve the Authority’s financial controls.
You will have the ability to oversee the management of key financial systems and accounting records in order that regular, comprehensive monitoring and reconciliation takes place to minimise the risk of error or fraud and maximise cash flow in order to minimise the external borrowing requirement.
You will have effective communication skills, both written and verbal, be able to present complex financial information in an understandable way so that you can influence senior officers, Authority Members and external stakeholders and provide them with confidence that the organisation has sound financial controls.
You will be able to develop and deliver financial training programmes for staff to improve their financial understanding.
You will have experience of implementing counter fraud measures.
You will have the ability to create and interpret long term financial models.
For more information regarding this role please refer to the job profile.
About NLWA
Our mission is to preserve resources and the environment for future generations by exemplary planning, innovation and communication in managing north London’s waste.
We serve two million residents in seven boroughs and run communications and engagement campaigns to help them reduce their rubbish and recycle more. We campaign for government and industry action to reduce unnecessary single-use items, encourage reuse and repair and promote effective recycling.
To help tackle the climate emergency and to prevent rubbish going to landfill, we are building the greenest Energy Recovery Facility in the country and modern recycling facilities at the Edmonton EcoPark, through the North London Heat and Power Project.
Working for NLWA
The post-holder will work for NLWA and be based at NLWA’s office in Tottenham Hale but be employed by London Borough of Camden through whom NLWA staff are employed. The North London Heat and Power Project is located at Edmonton EcoPark.
Working for Camden
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Additional information
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