Strategic Finance Business Partner (Adult Social Care and Health)

Lewisham Council aims to be ambitious for Lewisham, putting service to the public first as well as investing in their staff. They encourage all their employees to live by the Council’s values: putting service to the public first; respecting all people and communities; investing in employees and being honest, open and fair in everything they do. They are focused on delivering high quality services that make life better for people.

Finance plays a key role in ensuring that ambition. To be successful the Council needs a high performing finance team that adds value and supports innovation.

They are currently recruiting a Strategic Finance Business for Adult Social Care and Health to help the council progress towards a fairer social care system. The role will report into the Head of Service Finance and will lead and manage a business partnering team that works closely with senior stakeholders and members across the service to provide strategic guidance as well as financial support and advice to promote efficient and effective service delivery. The role will help identify and maximise the resources available to support service delivery and promote best value for money.

To be suitable for the role you need to be a fully qualified accountant with experience of providing a finance business partnering service within a large complex public sector organisation. Experience of managing or supervising staff is essential, whilst exposure to supporting social care stakeholders is desirable.

Lewisham Council offers a hybrid working environment. For more information on the role or to see the job description please contact Will Ryan at Ivy Rock Partners on willryan@ivyrockpartners.com or 07909 030 965.

The closing date for the role is Monday 10th February.