Finance Project Manager

Leicester City Council; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

Leicester City Council is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a portfolio of finance, business change and systems transformation initiatives within the Finance Projects Team.

You will manage staff and resources, coordinate with stakeholders across the Council, and drive delivery of projects that deliver measurable benefits. The role is hybrid, offering home working with regular City Hall attendance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of successfully managing and delivering complex projects.
• Experience of leading, developing and motivating staff.
• Experience of delivering business change, systems implementation or transformation initiatives.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• PRINCE2 or Agile project management qualification and/or significant practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver a varied portfolio of projects spanning finance systems, business change and operational transformation.
• Manage project staff, external suppliers and delivery partners to meet time, cost and quality targets.
• Develop project schedules, governance arrangements and reporting mechanisms; manage risks, issues and dependencies.
• Present progress updates and recommendations to boards and senior management; support continuous improvement of PM practices.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Analytical skills

Communication

Ability to work under pressure

Project planning

Leadership

Education

PRINCE2 or Agile certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Reference: REQ7894

Description: Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Project Manager to join our Finance Projects Team within Corporate Finance. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a range of business, operational and systems change initiatives that support the delivery of key Council priorities. Working within a small but high-performing team, you'll play a central role in delivering transformation projects, finance systems improvements and service redesign activity across Leicester City Council. As Project Manager, you'll provide operational leadership within the Finance Projects Team, managing project staff and resources whilst overseeing the successful delivery of complex projects and workstreams. You'll work with stakeholders across the Council to identify opportunities for improvement, develop business cases and options appraisals, and ensure projects deliver measurable benefits and outcomes. This is a hybrid role with the opportunity to combine working from home with regular office attendance at City Hall. We offer flexible working arrangements and support a healthy work-life balance.

Region: Central

Location: City Hall

Salary: GBP 42,839 - GBP 46,142 Per Year

Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): GBP 62,918.92

Contractual hours: 37

Basis: Full time,

Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent

We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Project Manager to join our Finance Projects Team within Corporate Finance. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a range of business, operational and systems change initiatives that support the delivery of key Council priorities. Working within a small but high-performing team, you'll play a central role in delivering transformation projects, finance systems improvements and service redesign activity across Leicester City Council. As Project Manager, you'll provide operational leadership within the Finance Projects Team, managing project staff and resources whilst overseeing the successful delivery of complex projects and workstreams. You'll work with stakeholders across the Council to identify opportunities for improvement, develop business cases and options appraisals, and ensure projects deliver measurable benefits and outcomes. This is a hybrid role with the opportunity to combine working from home with regular office attendance at City Hall. We offer flexible working arrangements and support a healthy work-life balance.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you will lead and deliver a varied portfolio of projects spanning finance systems, business change and operational transformation. You’ll manage project staff, external suppliers and delivery partners, ensuring projects are delivered to agreed time, cost and quality expectations.

You’ll develop project schedules, governance arrangements and reporting mechanisms, whilst actively managing risks, issues and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle. Working closely with senior managers and business leads, you'll gather requirements, facilitate workshops, develop options appraisals and business cases, and support services through change.

You’ll build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation, presenting progress updates, recommendations and project information to boards, steering groups and senior management. You’ll also contribute to the continuous improvement of project management practices within the Finance Projects Team, helping to strengthen delivery capability across Corporate Finance.

This is a rewarding role for someone who enjoys combining people leadership, project delivery and organisational improvement.

What You’ll Need

We’re looking for someone with strong project management experience, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to lead people and projects effectively.

• Proven experience of successfully managing and delivering complex projects.
• Experience of leading, developing and motivating staff.
• Experience of delivering business change, systems implementation or transformation initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results under pressure.
• Experience of developing business cases, options appraisals and project plans.
• A project management qualification (such as PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent) and/or significant relevant practical experience.
• Strong ICT skills, including Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.

Experience of working with finance systems, ERP solutions or within a local government environment would be advantageous.

Interviews are expected to take place between 1st and 3rd September.