Package Description
Responsible to: Chief Accountant
Starting salary: £52,344 per annum
Working Hours: 35 per week
Contract details: A permanent full-time position, with hybrid working and some mandatory office days required.
About the Role
We are seeking a proactive and skilled Finance Business Partner within the Operational Finance Team at London Councils. This role is part of a dynamic and collaborative team dedicated to delivering high-quality financial management services.
Reporting to the Chief Accountant, you will play a key role in the budget setting, monitoring, and financial planning cycle, for an annual budget of £390 million, whilst offering strategic advice to budget holders and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
If you have any queries or would like to informally discuss the role, please contact Richard Merrington, Chief Accountant, at richard.merrington@londoncouncils.gov.uk
Please be advised that the application deadline for this role will close at 11:59pm on 31 August 2025. Interviews are due to be scheduled for the week commencing 8 September 2025.
Job Introduction
Role Responsibility
Key Responsibilities
- Provide financial business partnering to budget holders, including externally funded projects hosted by London Councils.
- Lead on budget preparation, forecasting, and financial monitoring.
- Advise on the financial implications of key management decisions.
- Support the annual accounts closedown process including liaising with auditors.
- Ensure compliance with internal financial controls and regulations.
- Build strong working relationships with budget holders and stakeholders.
Read about the job activities in more detail in the Job Description and Person Specification document attached below.
The Ideal Candidate
About You
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Be a part-qualified or fully qualified member of a CCAB or CIMA accountancy body.
- Have experience managing budgets in a complex, medium or large organisation.
- Demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills.
- Be confident in advising non-finance colleagues and influencing decision-making.
- Have the ability to work collaboratively and build effective relationships.
About the Company
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a respected and supportive finance team.
- Work on high-impact projects specifically designed to create positive change across London
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
London Councils is the collective of London local government, the 32 boroughs and the City of London Corporation. They come together through London Councils to work in collaboration to deliver their shared ambitions for London and Londoners.
Through lobbying, collaboration and partnership, we ensure the voice of the London boroughs are united, and heard at a local, regional and national level.
We also run a number of services on behalf of the boroughs including the Freedom Pass, Taxicard and Health Emergency Badge (HEB) and London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS).
Read more about London Councils - London Councils
Our Recruitment Approach
All applications will be processed using a blind sifting method. This means that personal identifying details will be removed to ensure fair and unbiased shortlisting of applications.
We are committed to equality of opportunities and encourage applications from all. As users of the disability confident symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the post, and reasonable adjustments will be made to support candidates during the recruitment process.
London Councils operates in a hybrid working environment as an agile employer, working across its Strategic Directorates.
