Business Partner (Finance) (Fixed Term)

Job Description

This post is fixed term until 31/03/2029.

Looking for a finance role where your insight can make a real difference? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join West Dunbartonshire Council as a Finance Business Partner at Grade 10, combining financial analysis, service partnership and team leadership to help shape decisions and support the delivery of public services.

Working closely with service managers and senior officers, you will translate complex financial information into clear, practical advice.

You will support services with budget planning, monitoring and forecasting, providing analysis that explains financial performance, identifies risks and opportunities, and informs decisions on the use of resources.

With line management responsibility for a team within the accounting function, you will provide direction, support colleagues’ development and coordinate workloads to deliver timely, accurate and meaningful financial information. Building strong working relationships across services, you will bring constructive challenge and a solutions-focused approach to financial management.

We are looking for an experienced finance professional with strong financial analysis skills and the ability to turn data into insight. You will bring experience of supporting services or budget holders, communicating financial issues clearly to non-finance colleagues, and managing and developing a team. Strong relationship-building skills, sound professional judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities will be central to your approach.

If you are ready to combine your analytical expertise with a leadership role and help services meet their financial challenges, we would welcome your application.

Requirements

The preferred candidate will be required to complete a Level 2 Disclosure check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

Responsibilities

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act.

In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.

The Individual

The successful candidate will benefit from the following:

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support
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