Finance Project Manager

Liverpool City Council; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Flexibility First (agile)

LGPS Pension Scheme

Training & Development

Health and Wellbeing

Cycle to Work

Travel Pass Schemes

Car Lease Salary Sacrifice

Family friendly policies

Discounted Gym Membership

Employee Volunteering Scheme

Job summary

Liverpool City Council is seeking a highly motivated Finance Project Manager to lead finance improvement projects from inception to closure at Cunard Building, Liverpool. You will drive financial performance, support strategic initiatives, and manage change across the Finance & Resources directorate.

The successful candidate will coordinate procurement, engage stakeholders, and ensure benefits realisation, delivering value for money and robust financial controls within a public-sector

Qualifications

• Experience delivering finance improvement projects within a large organisation.
• Ability to manage complex projects from inception to closure.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication across multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• Shape and define finance improvement projects and planning
• Deliver several diverse finance improvement projects on time and budget
• Identify and overcome obstacles, escalate risks as needed
• Drive adoption of new processes and systems with business readiness
• Coordinate procurement of goods and services for projects
• Maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships to drive outcomes

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Procurement

Change management

Finance analysis

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

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Job Reference liverpoolcitycouncil/TP/694/2099

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent Full Time

Working Hours:

35

Location:

Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool

Closing Date:

04/09/2026

Job Category:

Finance

Region / Division:

Liverpool

Business Unit:

Finance & Resources

Job Introduction

Job title: Finance Project Manager

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

The role:

Are you passionate about driving change and improving financial performance across a dynamic organisation? Liverpool City Council is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Finance Project Manager to support the Finance and Resources Directorate in delivering its ambitious goals.

This is a pivotal role where you’ll manage a number of Finance Improvement projects from inception through to closure on strategic initiatives that enhance service delivery and value for money.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape and define finance improvement projects and planning at the level appropriate to the complexity of the project
• Successfully delivery several diverse finance improvement projects
• Proactively identify and overcome obstacles, remove barriers to progress, and escalation risks
• Drive the successful adoption of the new processes, systems, and ways of working by supporting business readiness, engaging stakeholders, and promoting the benefits of change
• Manage resources and coordinating procurement of good and services related to the projects you lead on
• Stakeholder management, establishing and maintaining strong working relationships internally and externally to drive successful outcomes
• Pro-actively communicate with clarity, gaining buy-in and creating positive impacts

Our offer to you:

• At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (role dependent) - a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
• Progression -opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
• Drive Time –a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Employee Volunteering Scheme

Next steps:
Closing date: midnight on Friday 4th September 2026
Shortlisting date: Friday 11th September 2026
Interview date: 22nd & 23rd September 2026
Interview type: Face to face

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