Finance Manager (Education Team)

Positive Employment; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive local government organization in Bristol seeks a Finance Manager for the Children and Education team. The role involves managing school funding, preparing statutory returns, and supporting large projects. Ideal candidates will have experience in budget monitoring and project management. This position allows for flexible working, requiring only 1 office day per month.

Qualifications

• Experience monitoring budgets and leading reporting.
• Experience working with senior staff and budget managers.
• Experience in project management and scrutiny of documents.
• Experience driving savings through business transformation.

Responsibilities

• Monitor compliance and support for school funding matters.
• Prepare statutory returns and government claims.
• Provide finance support to large scale projects.
• Monitor revenue funding and associated capital programmes.

Skills

Monitoring budgets

Business partnering

Project management

Financial models

Driving savings

Job description

Are you looking to join a progressive and dynamic local government organisation in Central Bristol? If so, this opportunity might be perfect for you! The organisation is looking for a permanent Finance Manager for Children and Education team. The Children and Education Directorate supports all children's services in Bristol, from children in care, asylum seekers and fostering in Social Care, to schools, special education needs, adult education, admissions and transport within Education Services. Focused around support to the Education and Inclusion teams, with a clear element supporting on Home to School Transport and Dedicated Schools Grant. This role only has 1 day a month in the office as a requirement.

Key Responsibilities

• All school funding matters, the monitoring and compliance of as well as support, advice and training.
• Preparing statutory returns and government claims, such as the Section 251 and Dedicated Schools Grant Assurance statements.
• Providing finance support to large scale projects such as the Safety Valve Programme, Our Families Transformation and assessing financial implications of new HR and policy initiatives.
• Monitoring over £620m of revenue funding and an associated capital programme.
• Working with services and stakeholders to support the aims of the organisation.

Personal Requirements

• Experience monitoring budgets, assisting in the production of forecasts and leading reporting.
• Experience business partnering, working with more senior staff, budget managers and those with limited financial understanding. To also include experience of working with complex financial models.
• Experience in project management, ideally both in terms of leading financial projects but also scrutinising project management documents to test delivery.
• Experience driving through savings through business transformation and restructures.

Working Hours

8:00am-5:00pm, Monday to Friday

Salary

£57,884.00 per annum (dependent on experience)