**INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY** Finance Business Partner - Adults

**INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY** Grade: PO10 £68,784 - £72,399 Full-time/ Permanent Closing Date: 30/10/2026 Directorate: Resources Organisation : London Borough of Waltham Forest Salary: PO10 £68,784 - £72,399 Contract Type: Full-time/ Permanent Working hours per week: 36 Application Deadline: 30/10/2026 Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC Reference: 2349 **INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY** About Us: Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method. About the role: Finance Business Partners provide strategic financial advice and support to service areas, working closely with senior managers to influence decision-making, budget planning and service delivery. They provide financial analysis, challenge and insight to support effective resource management, identify risks and opportunities, and help deliver the Council’s priorities. The successful candidate will combine strong technical accounting skills with strategic thinking, commercial awareness and the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders across the organisation. >> Click here to download the Role Profile << Key Responsibilities: Support the Head of Finance in revenue and capital budget setting, financial planning, forecasting and medium-term financial strategy (MTFS) activities. Providing an effective Business Partnering function to the organisation and contributing to the development of the policies, activities and service Improvements required to deliver the function. First and foremost, acting as a critical friend to the service area for which they are responsible. Providing advice and support which demonstrates depth of knowledge, expertise and customer focus and being responsible for the provision of revenue monitoring, capital monitoring, budget setting (revenue and capital), Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) setting, and closure of accounts. Managing financial services for the assigned service and providing oversight of operational budgets, providing support and healthy challenge as appropriate. Formulating financial policies and strategies, and reporting to senior management and stakeholders. Ensuring integrity of financial information and compliance with audit requirements. Leading operational budget streams, budget forecasting, risk management, and resource allocation. Managing financial targets, departmental business programmes, and performance reporting. Ensuring that financial information is assigned and balanced and is received by decision-takers at the appropriate level. Ensuring that financial data analytics are used where appropriate to better inform budget monitoring and longer-term financial planning. Working with services to ensure the accuracy of information input to systems and proper responses to system outputs. Collaborating with the relevant service to become a trusted adviser and developing and maintaining a detailed understanding of the service area being supported. Continually reviewing, updating and reporting on quantified financial risks and opportunities in the relevant service area, a