About The Role

Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email [email hidden] so we can arrange an alternative application method.

About the role

As the Head of Finance Business Partnering for Adults and Health you will be supporting the financial management of the Adult Social Care and Health Budgets with direct line management responsibility of a team that supports the delivery of finance business partnering services to the directorate. This is a senior role in finance requiring a qualified accountant and reporting to the Assistant Director Finance Business Partnering.

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Key Responsibilities

As Head of Finance Business Partnering Adult Social Care & Health you will be responsible for the financial management of all the budgets associated with the Directorate.

Heads of Finance Business Partnering act as trusted advisors and critical friends for Directorate senior management and service users, including budget holders. They add value to the delivery of sound financial management and organisational decision-making.

The post holder will be required to

Provide expert financial advice to senior management and elected members to inform strategic decision-making and ensure alignment with the organisation’s long-term financial goals; and
Develop, implement, and monitor financial strategies that support the organisation’s objectives and enhance financial sustainability, including being a trusted advisor on transformation, efficiency and wider savings plans, programmes and initiatives.
Translate complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders so that the Directorate understands and take ownership of their budgets, where the post holder moves from a “doing” role to a “facilitating” role.
Develop strong relationships across the organisation, and particularly with the Directorate to champion good financial management, and a sound fiscal ethos, and promote the Finance team’s Service Offer across the organisation.
Act as a liaison between Finance and operational teams, ensuring financial considerations are integrated into all business planning and (service) operational activities.
Be a senior leader within the Finance team and will support the Assistant Director Finance Business Partnering to role model financial rigor, high-quality advice, and delivery of best practice. They will produce high-quality financial analysis and provide robust assessment of financial risk to support decision-making.
Think strategically and support the organisation to achieve its objectives, being aware of the political and commercial context. They will think innovatively, focus on key priorities, and make clear decisions.

Qualifications and Requirements

To be considered for this position, you should meet the following requirements

Fully qualified accountant (CIPFA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
Evidence of post-qualification continuing professional development
Educated to degree level or equivalent (desirable)
Experience or understanding of Adult Social Care Financial Management (desirable)

Terms and conditions

The below terms and conditions apply to this role

Satisfactory employment references
Satisfactory DBS check;
Continued professional body registration;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.

For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Sima Khiroya, Assistant Director Finance Business Partnering at [email hidden].
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at [email hidden] .