Finance Business Partner - Children & Education

Bristol City Council; Gloucester; Presencial; GBP 65 000 - 85 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Bristol City Council in Gloucestershire is seeking a Finance Business Partner for the Children & Education portfolio. You will provide strategic financial leadership for a substantial budget and advise senior officers on budget setting, planning and performance management.

You will lead a high-performing finance team and drive financial sustainability across Children's Social Care, SEND and education services, contributing to major transformation programmes including SEND reforms.

Qualificações

• Experience leading finance teams in a complex organisation.
• Strong finance business partnering with large-scale budgets.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic decisions.
• Commercial and analytical skills balancing financial discipline with service outcomes.
• Experience in children's social care, SEND or education funding environments including governance of the Dedicated Schools Grant.
• CCAB qualification is essential.

Responsabilidades

• Lead budget setting, financial planning and performance reporting.
• Drive complex change programmes and service transformation.
• Be trusted advisor to senior officers and elected members.
• Oversee delivery of major programmes such as the Stable Homes Programme and SEND transformation.

Conhecimentos

Senior finance leadership

Finance business partnering

Stakeholder influence

Commercial & analytical skills

Children's services funding

CCAB qualification

Formação académica

Full CCAB qualification

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Finance Business Partner - Children & Education

Location: Gloucestershire

Region: Gloucestershire

Country: GB

Postcode: BS37 7NE

Contract Type: Full time, Permanent

Organisation: Bristol City Council

Closing Date: Sunday 17th November 2026

Shape the future of services that change children's lives in one of the UK's most ambitious local authorities.

This is far more than a finance leadership position. You will provide strategic financial leadership for a circa £500 million portfolio at the heart of Bristol City Council, influencing critical decisions across Children's Social Care, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), education services and major transformation programmes.

The opportunity

Leading a high-performing finance team, you will be the trusted advisor to senior officers and elected members, driving financial sustainability, service transformation and improved outcomes for children and young people. You will play a pivotal role in budget setting, financial planning, performance reporting and the delivery of complex change programmes, including the Stable Homes Programme and wider SEND transformation.

You will bring

• Significant experience leading finance teams in a complex organization
• Strong finance business partnering expertise with large-scale and complex budgets
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic decisions
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, balancing financial discipline with service outcomes
• Experience within children's social care, SEND or education funding environments including familiarity with governance of the Dedicated Schools Grant
• Full CCAB qualification (essential)

You will be motivated by complexity, inspired by public service and excited by the opportunity to help shape services that have a lasting impact on the lives of children, young people, and families.

If you are looking for a career-defining leadership role where your expertise will influence major strategic decisions, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Additional Information

• Closing date: Sunday 1st November 2026 (Please note updated closing date from original publication)
• No agencies please.
• This role is subject to a standard DBS check.
• At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black and racially minoritised candidates, Disabled candidates, young people, and LGBTQ+ candidates, who are currently under-represented within this service area of Bristol City Council.
• Appointments will be made on merit.
• Basis: Full time