Overview
Finance Business Partner – NN16 8TL
Our Benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About the role
Are you a talented and enthusiastic AAT qualified or part qualified CCAB accountant?
You will be responsible for supporting Children Services Finance in DSG and Schools, whilst also supporting the Senior and Strategic Finance Business Partners in the effective setting, management and control and closedown of the annual DSG and Schools budget, the Council’s DSG & Schools Medium-Term Financial Strategy, the revenue implications of Schools capital programme, and the overall control environment for DSG & Schools with focus on strong financial governance and accountability. You will also be involved in North Northamptonshire Schools Forum.
For an informal discussion on the role, please contact Children Services Strategic Finance Business Partner: yoke.obrien@northnorthants.gov.uk
Interviews Week commencing 6th October 2025
About you
You will be CCAB part qualified /AAT qualified /equivalent or have significant financial experience with an understanding of how local government works including the complexities and challenges it faces.
You’ll be enthusiastic, innovative and driven with up to date knowledge of accounting policy such as IFRS, CIPFA codes of practice.
You be able to demonstrate the ability to work in partnership with private, public and voluntary organisations and be driven and have initiative and confidence.
You will be experienced in analysing and addressing complex issues.
Knowledge and experience of DSG and Schools will be desirable.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
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