Senior Finance Business Partner

Job Title: Senior Finance Business Partner

Location: London

The Role: Are you a finance professional with a passion for making a real difference? Do you excel at providing strategic financial advice and support? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join Kingston Council as a Senior Finance Business Partner!As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will play a vital role in supporting budget managers across Kingston Council, enabling them to manage their budgets effectively in a challenging financial environment. You'll be a key point of contact between the finance department and other service areas, providing insightful financial analysis to drive business improvement and change.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality senior finance business partner support to revenue and capital budget managers
• Support core financial processes and activities, including financial planning, budgeting, monitoring, and year-end processes.
• Challenge and support services to manage key financial risks and protect the financial health of the Council.
• Work collaboratively with Strategic Finance Business Partners to ensure key financial risks are appropriately reflected in medium-term financial plans.
• Provide financial support to service-led projects and business change activities.
• Analyze and interpret financial and non-financial information to provide clear and concise communication and advice.

About You:

• Part-qualified CCAB accountant or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Experience in delivering high-quality finance services in a large organization.
• Proven experience in a customer-focused environment, achieving successful outcomes in service delivery.
• Strong IT skills, including Google applications, Word, PowerPoint, and data analysis software.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting budget managers through core finance processes.
• Knowledge of the operational context of Local Authorities.

Desirable:

• Relevant professional qualification (e.g., AAT, CIPFA, CIMA) or studying towards it.
• Experience leading or providing financial support to change programs and business improvement initiatives.
• Experience providing business partner support in a Local Authority context.
• Experience working with pooled budgets or cost-sharing arrangements.

To Apply: If you are a motivated and experienced finance professional looking for a challenging and rewarding role, we encourage you to apply!

Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and skills to Cameron Kennedy.

You can share your CV directly on or give me a call - sakshi.singh@cameronkennedy.com (020 7337 0046 )