Finance Business Partner

* PLEASE NOTE
* Cyngor Gwynedd is committed to being an inclusive employer, and to enhancing the diversity of the workforce.

Your application form will be assessed anonymously. Your title, name and email address will not be shared with the appointing panel for the purpose of shortlisting. You should carefully consider this when completing the further information section of the application form. Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually.

The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.

We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually. (Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)For

further information about this post please contact Ffion Madog Evans on or via e-mail: ffionmadogevansw.cymru

CLOSING DATE: 10:00 AM, 12/11/2026

Personal attributes

Essential

Committed and conscientious approach to work.

Able to work under pressure and to specific time constraints.

Able to motivate others and work with others in a team.

The ability to exercise discretion.

Communicate complex issues clearly and concisely.

Willing to take ownership of an area of work.

Flexible and can work jointly with others effectively.

Desirable Ability to take guidance.

The ability to exercise discretion.

Qualifications and relevant training

Essential

Qualified accountant, partly qualified or equivalent.

Desirable Full recognised Accountancy qualification.

Degree.

Relevant experience

Essential

Experience of providing financial support to services.

Experience of monitoring expenditure programmes and budgetary control.

Experience of preparing revenue accounts within a time-schedule.

Experience of dealing with financial systems.

Experience of using technology to provide financial projections.

Desirable Experience of providing financial support to a service(s) in a public body.

Experience of supervising staff.

Experience of identifying the needs of managers (to control their budgets) and provide useful services for them.

Skills and specialist knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of the latest developments in the accountancy field.

Computer systems user skills.

Effective communication skills both orally and in writing.

Thorough knowledge of the principles of budget management.

Desirable Knowledge of the latest developments in the accountancy field and their relevance to Local Authorities in Wales.

Knowledge of CIPFA instructions regarding accountancy.

Language requirements

Essential

Listening and Speaking
- Higher Level Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.

Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.

Reading and Understanding
- Higher Level Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.

Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.

Writing
- Higher Level Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).