We are recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to join us on an initial 12 months fixed-term contract.
If you join us, working alongside the Head of Management Accounts and Senior Finance Business Partners, you will support the delivery of an operational and strategic finance service directly contributing towards effective front line service delivery. This will involve working directly with Senior Managers and other internal and external stakeholders across a range of finance activity including budgeting, forecasting and analysis.
This is an especially exciting time to join us as we continue to expand the Child Focused Courts Model across England with investment from our sponsor body, the Ministry of Justice, which represents the most significant reform of private family law proceedings in a generation.
Let us tell you a bit more about the role…
In terms of what you can expect to be doing as a Finance Business Partner, this is likely to include:
- Supporting the delivery of an operational and strategic finance service
- Providing support to budget holders on all financial matters
- Co-production of monthly forecasting
- Co-production with budget holders of monthly management accounts including variance and trend analysis
- Contributing to wider finance strategies
- Updating processes, policies, and guidance to ensure streamlined and smoother processes
As a Finance Business Partner, you will have:
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience and knowledge of finance in an accounting environment
- Demonstrable experience of working within a financial control framework
- The ability to operate in a high tempo environment, within a complex organisation.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills, to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience of supporting senior managers
- You will be a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) with a willingness to work towards a CCAB qualification.
What We Offer
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer generous annual leave (28 days rising to 33 days with 5 years’ continuous service, and it may be possible to recognise your current service), a Local Government Pension Scheme with significant employer contribution and a range of other financial and non-financial benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.
Where you will work
If you join us, whilst your contractual office base will be one of the 30+ offices we have across England, it is highly likely you will work remotely as you will be part of a team based around the country, mainly attending the office as and when business needs require.
We are a diverse, inclusive organisation that is a safe space for colleagues with shared aspects of identity and lived experience, which helps ensure we provide a service which promotes the diversity and uniqueness of children and families from all backgrounds. We especially welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds as we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the children and families we work with.
Next steps / timelines
If and when you are ready to apply, our application process is straightforward and quick to complete. You don’t need to complete your application in a single visit, you can start it and come back and amend your responses / update your CV, just make sure you come back before the closing date / time to submit.
Below we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards, although dates are subject to change.
Closing date
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Initial interview (remote via Teams)
w/c 28th September
Final interview (remote via Teams)
9th or 12 October
As long as you have started your application before the vacancy closes, you will be able to submit your application up until 12pm the following day.
It is also likely if your application is progressed, we will ask you to complete some online assessments, which will compliment what we learn about you during an interview. If relevant, we’ll provide further information about these in due course.
We understand you may benefit from finding out more to help you decide to apply and you will find further information at Cafcass Careers.
However, if you have queries specifically about this role, please contact Heather Jeffries (Head of Management Accounts) providing your contact information and best times / methods to get hold of you.
Whilst we will always try and respond a.s.a.p. we wouldn’t want you to miss the closing date before we are able to. If this is the case, we recommend you apply and as part of your application you can ask questions and this may allow us to contact you and provide you with the required information that will help you decide if you still wish to be considered.
Finally, in anticipation of your application being successful, you might want to read about the offer and pre-employment checks process. As part of your application, you can highlight any concerns or questions about the pre-employment checks and we encourage all applicants to do so, safe in the knowledge such information will not be shared with individuals involved in the selection process.
We look forward to hearing from you.
