Area Finance Manager- Lateral Move

Birmingham City Council; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body in Birmingham is looking for an Area Finance Manager to oversee school finance services and ensure compliance. The role involves strategic financial planning, staff management, and working closely with stakeholders. Ideal candidates should have strong leadership skills and financial management experience. The position offers full-time hours in a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support for disabilities

Commitment to equity in recruitment

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a finance manager.
• Experience in strategic financial management.
• Ability to lead and manage staff effectively.

Responsibilities

• Strategic planning of financial resources.
• Managing staff and establishing priorities.
• Leading the Local Authority's financial monitoring function.

Skills

Financial management

Staff leadership

Strategic planning

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Relevant finance qualification

Job description

Overview

Area Finance Manager - Lateral Move - Schools Finance Services

Permanent • Grade 5 - £41,511 - £49,764 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Full Time / Part Time - (Full-time working 36.50 hours per week)

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a vibrant Finance team, managing the work of one of four teams within Schools Financial Services, overseeing school compliance and reporting as well as managing a team of dedicated finance professionals.

We are seeking an experienced finance manager with a proven track record to join Schools Financial Services, which is a trading organisation within Birmingham City Council with an annual income target, operating in a highly competitive market offering financial and business support services.

You will work closely with colleagues across the Council, both in Finance and in the service, as well as working closely with stakeholders, including customers.

Responsibilities

• This role will require a customer focused outlook with responsibility for the strategic planning of financial resources as apart of the Senior Management Team.
• This role will require you to have experience of leading and managing staff, establishing priorities and directing both strategic and operational work to ensure the effective delivery of services to schools.
• You will take a lead role in the delivery of the Local Authority's financial monitoring function, as it applies to maintained schools, and will engage and work with other service areas across the Directorate and beyond to ensure that financial risks to Birmingham City Council are minimised.
• As part of this role you will need excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, together with strategic financial management experience, to enable you to appropriately support, advise and challenge Headteachers, School Governors and Interim Executive Boards in schools that are in financial difficulty.

For any informal enquiries please email Husham Khan, Interim Head of Schools Financial Services [e-mail]

Application Instructions

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Job Description and Person Specification

About Us

We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).