About this role
Do you have experience of finance business partnering within a public sector organisation? If so we'd love to hear from you.
We have an opportunity for an experienced Principle Finance Officer to join an established finance team who support the Adult Social Care and Health (ASCH) directorate. The successful applicant will provide business partner advice to service colleagues who lead on joint working arrangements with the NHS.
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of health and social care integration. The successful applicant will play a key role in supporting NHS joint working financial arrangements and wider Adult Social Care finance, including: Budget setting and monitoring support; tracking spend against grant conditions; providing management support including reporting to relevant management boards; supporting financial closedown and completing relevant statutory and benchmarking financial returns.
They will also contribute to the work of an established team at a pivotal time as we prepare for Local Government Reorganisation.
We welcome applicants with experience of NHS finance teams, local authorities and other public sector organisations.
We are looking for candidates who:
- Accounting Technician (level 4) or equivalent level part qualified CCAB.
- Business partnering skills including proven communication and relationship building skills, customer service and negotiation skills.
- Interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge decisions and assumptions.
- Ability to analyse, understand, interpret and explain financial and non-financial information
Interviews will take place in person at East Sussex County Hall on the 9 March 2026. If you are unavailable on this date let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date to interview you.
This is a great opportunity to do interesting, relevant work within a supportive team. We have a hybrid working policy and will consider flexible arrangements as appropriate.
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About East Sussex County Council
East Sussex County Council is a local authority who deliver vital community services to over half a million people, residents, businesses and visitors in East Sussex.
As an employer we offer a diverse and rewarding range of career opportunities. If you came to work for East Sussex County Council, your chosen pathway could involve work that directly influences the education, social, mental, financial, and physical wellbeing of our residents and shapes the environment within which they live, or you might make your mark within one of the essential functions that supports the delivery of these services.
• Adult Social Care and Health – provide social care services for residents over 16, including residential care and sensory care services. It also has the public health remit.
• Governance Services – provides overall governance aspects of the council including legal and constitutional arrangements.
• Children’s Services – provide social care for people under 16, state education and other childcare services.
• Business Services – responsible for managing our finances, IT, human resources, procurement and property.
• Communities, Economy and Transport – responsible for community services such as libraries and registrars, customer access/services, roads, transport planning, economy and the East Sussex environment.
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What you'll do
- The successful applicant will provide business partner advice to service colleagues leading joint working arrangements with the NHS. They will support NHS joint working financial arrangements and wider Adult Social Care finance, including budget setting, monitoring, and reporting.
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