Finance Manager

Service Care Solutions; Chester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Manager for a short-term contract to support their Education and Inclusion service. This role involves providing business partnering support, managing financial activities, and ensuring effective decision-making through detailed analysis and reporting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Local Authority finance, particularly in education, and will be able to hit the ground running. If you are passionate about enhancing service delivery and performance management, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Local Authority finance, especially in education/schools.
• Ability to provide independent analysis of financial information.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial activities and lead new initiatives for service improvement.
• Provide analysis and reporting of financial performance to senior management.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budget Management

Business Partnering

Strategic Risk Assessment

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional Finance Qualification

Tools

Financial Management Systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Finance Manager - Education
Local Authority Cheshire
Elsmere Port Based
Office Based Role
3 Months Contract (Potential for Extension)
Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 (37 Hours per week)
May 2025 Start Date
£30ph Umbrella (Negotiable dependent on experience and qualifications)

Job Purpose

We are looking for a finance manager role on a short term 3 month basis to provide business partnering support to our Education and Inclusion service as well as our teams providing budget support to schools. Previous experience in an LA on education/schools and DSG is essential so post-holder can hit the ground running.

Main responsibilities

1. Manage a specialised area of activity and/or lead and develop new initiatives to ensure that costs, benefits and risks are fully evaluated.
2. Act as the lead finance service point of contact supporting special projects to ensure the Council's interests are safeguarded and benefits are realized.
3. Provide independent challenge, analysis and interpretation of financial and performance information to ensure that inefficiencies, irregularities and performance variances (financial and non-financial) are investigated and opportunities for improved service delivery and performance management are identified and implemented.
4. Interpret, evaluate and report financial and related business information to senior managers, Members, clients and partner organisations, both orally and in writing, to support service improvement and ensure informed decision making on service planning and development.
5. Develop an innovative approach to business management within the organisation that will lead to increased performance levels being achieved.
6. Assess strategic and financial risks associated with issues falling within the defined area of responsibility and employ resources to ensure that officers and Members are advised appropriately and the interests of the Council are safeguarded.
7. Ensure business information requirements are reflected in the specification for and production of appropriate management information from key corporate and Directorate specific business systems.
8. Harness links with other corporate services, such as HR, ICT, and Policy and with external organisations such as NHS, other Local Authorities, to promote collaborative working across traditional boundaries to tackle shared issues.

If this role is of interest, please just respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on 01772 208969.