Finance Business Partner - Council Headquaters - SBO09305
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £58,909.29 to £61,537.29 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 September 2025 |
| Location: | Newtown St Boswells, TD6 0SA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Scottish Borders Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SBO09305 |
Summary
Job Details
Grade: 11A
Hourly Rate: £32.27 - £33.71
Salary: £58,909.29 - £61,537.29 per annum
Contract Duration: Permanent
Hours: 35
Role Purpose
Scottish Borders Council is looking to appoint a permanent Finance Business Partner to lead the team providing financial management support to both Adult and Education and Children's Services. Both services are undergoing exciting changes as part of the Council's vision to make the Scottish Borders the UK's first smart connected rural region and are developing innovative solutions to deal with increasing need. The Council is facing financial challenges alongside all public sector organisations but with a proven track record in savings delivery and a strong approach to financial management, as noted in our recent Best Value report, this role will be crucial in supporting services to maintain financial sustainability.
The successful candidate will be CCAB qualified with significant post qualification experience in a large, complex organisation. They will be able to demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills with a track record in supporting the delivery of significant change programmes and process improvement.
The post reports to the Chief Officer Finance and Procurement and will be responsible for leading a team of 11 to provide monthly revenue and capital monitoring information, setting a robust 5 year budget annually and supporting services to manage and deliver change throughout the year. As a member of the Senior Management team within Finance and Procurement they will be expected to deliver agreed objectives within set timescales and participate in setting the strategic direction of both the financial services and wider Finance and procurement team.
This is a very flexible role primarily working from home with only occasional travel to Council Headquarters in Newtown St Boswells required.
Essential
CCAB qualified accountant
Informal Enquiries
Informal enquiries may be made to Lizzie Turner at lizzie.turner@scotborders.gov.uk.
Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.