Lusona Consultancy are proud to be representing our Public Sector client in Glasgow as they recruit an experienced Finance Business Partner. This is an exciting time to join our client who have undergone a significant restructure and and the Finance business partner will be a key role in a significant directorate. Our client are based centrally in Glasgow and offer a strong culture with a passion around continuous improvement and adding value to service users.

This is a permanent post offering a competitive salary of £53,000 - £58,000 per annum with generous holiday and pension scheme on offer. Working on a hybrid basis you will work in the office 3 days as standard with flexible working hours over a 35 hour working week. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Qualified Accountant to get involved in a variety of business projects and develop business wide capabilities. 

The Finance Business Partner is a commercial role, working hand in hand with operational teams. The business partner will identify cost savings across the directorate, explain variances to non-financial stakeholders and create efficiencies across the team and wider business. The Finance business partner will lead discussions with the heads of department on financial planning, analysis, budget management and forecasting to enable the business to make informed decisions across the management team. Your monthly deliverables will include the compilation of a management reporting pack whereby the Finance business partner will bring life behind the numbers and provide strategic advice, guidance and intelligence across financial and non-financial stakeholders. 

This is a critical role in the structure and the Finance business partner will be expected to drive collaboration, new idea generation and change across the team. This is a visible role in the structure and will involve healthy challenge and rigour across a variety of projects and the business partner will support management in the delivery of these projects and associated deadlines. You will be responsible for business case preparation, P&L and budget review and providing extensive analysis on key areas including revenue generation. 

This role would suit a Qualified accountant with experience in a partnering capacity with operations and previous experience if implementing change and process improvement. Communication skills are essential here to work collaboratively with operations and deliver value across the service area. This is an exciting role with significant variety and opportunity to develop capability within an experienced team. 

You will be rewarded with a generous salary of up to £58,000, private healthcare, 33 days holiday, generous governmental pension scheme in a progressive environment. This is an excellent role for a true finance business partner to bring real value and insight.