Finance Business Partner
Posted 1 day ago by InvitISE Ltd
£550 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Finance Business Partner will support the Adult Social Care function of a public sector client in Chelmsford on a 9-month contract, providing expert financial guidance and strategic insight. This role involves driving cost-effective decision-making and advising senior stakeholders across Adult Social Care services. The position allows for hybrid working, requiring attendance in the office 2-3 days per week. The successful candidate will possess a full CCAB/CIMA qualification and strong public sector finance experience, particularly within Adult Social Care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert financial guidance and strategic insight to the Adult Social Care directorate.
- Drive cost-effective decision-making and develop financial models.
- Advise senior stakeholders across Adult Social Care services.
- Manage financial performance, forecasting, and budget monitoring.
- Support strategic decisions through high-quality analysis and modelling.
- Prepare robust business cases and advise ASC leadership teams.
- Engage effectively with stakeholders and communicate financial information clearly.
- Maintain knowledge of financial regulations, funding streams, and ASC cost drivers.
- Influence service transformation, efficiency, and risk planning.
Key Skills:
- Full CCAB / CIMA qualification with evidence of continuing professional development.
- Strong public sector finance experience, ideally within Adult Social Care.
- Financial performance management, forecasting, and budget monitoring skills.
- Ability to support strategic decisions through high-quality analysis and modelling.
- Experience in preparing robust business cases and advising leadership teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Working knowledge of financial regulations, funding streams, and ASC cost drivers.
- Experience influencing service transformation, efficiency, and risk planning.
- Prior experience providing finance business partnering in ASC or social care services (desirable).
- Knowledge of local authority budget frameworks and political environments (desirable).
- Confidence supporting cross-cutting projects and multidisciplinary teams (desirable).
Salary (Rate): £550 daily
City: Chelmsford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner to support the Adult Social Care (ASC) function of our public sector client based in Chelmsford on an initial 9-month contract, paying up to £550 per day Inside IR35. This role allows hybrid working, with an expectation to attend the office 2–3 days per week. You will be supporting the ASC directorate with expert financial guidance and strategic insight. You’ll play a key role in driving cost-effective decision-making, developing financial models, and advising senior stakeholders across Adult Social Care services.
The successful Finance Business Partner will possess proven skills working with the following:
- Full CCAB / CIMA qualification with evidence of continuing professional development
- Strong public sector finance experience, ideally within Adult Social Care
- Financial performance management, forecasting, and budget monitoring
- Supporting strategic decisions through high-quality analysis and modelling
- Preparing robust business cases and advising ASC leadership teams
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Working knowledge of financial regulations, funding streams, and ASC cost drivers
- Experience influencing service transformation, efficiency, and risk planning
Desirable:
- Prior experience providing finance business partnering in ASC or social care services
- Knowledge of local authority budget frameworks and political environments
- Confidence supporting cross-cutting projects and multidisciplinary teams
Interested? Please apply below.