Finance Business Partner Planning

• East Suffolk Council Lowestoft and Melton Woodbridge

• 44075 - 49282 (Band 8 to 9 depending on experience)

• 37 hours per week

• Permanent

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk CouncilsFinance Team as a Finance Business Partner working in the Lowestoft and Melton area.

Your role:

To be responsible for the financial management of allocated service areas in the Council giving advice guidance and support to Service Managers and Senior Management.

To support the delivery of the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) the production of the annual budgets in year budget monitoring the reporting of the year-end outturn position and the production of the Statement of Accounts all within accordance of statutory reporting requirements.

To contribute to the progression of various corporate initiatives in accordance with relevant statutory requirements and policies and to ensure the Council is compliant with all relevant financial legislation and statutory requirements.

In collaboration with colleagues ensure that the whole service is delivered in a professional manner in accordance with relevant statutory requirements and policies.

What you will need:

• Previous experience in Finance Business Partnering including monitoring budgets against actual spend establishment monitoring and providing financial advice to assist with decision making.

• Experience of supervising staff to deliver accounting services.

• Advanced use of appropriate accounting tools and applications such as financial ledgers Excel including pivot tables financial modelling and financial appraisals.

• Knowledge of accounting principles investment appraisal techniques and budgetary control process.

• Experience in financial management and planning.

• Experience of successful operational delivery within a changing environment.

• Qualified in CIMA ACA ACCA or CIPFA (desirable).

• Advantageous to have local government experience.

Why work for us

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Counciltake a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year increasing to 31 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays)

• Local government pension scheme

• Flexible working arrangements

• Learning and development tailored to your role

• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.

• Discounts on mobile phones computers holiday and travel fashion and clothing health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in ourbenefits brochure (pdf).

Most of our teams are working in an agile way with a mixture of home and office working depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Holly Antill
Please note that only full applications will be considered. CVs are not accepted. Applications are subject to a point scoring process against the Personal Specification and Job Description. Successful candidates will be contacted to arrange an interview.

Closing date: Friday 1^st May 2026.

How to apply

Step 1 -Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification.

Step 2 -Complete theSupporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 -Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note CVs are not accepted.

For more information check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).