Finance Manager (Children Social Care)

Are you looking to join a dynamic local government organisation based in the Bristol area? If so, this opportunity might be perfect for you!

The Finance Manager will be a trusted advisor to senior members of the organisation on financial matters. That includes setting annual budgets as well as ensuring short, medium and long term forecasts are robust. They will identify, analyse and report on the financial implications of new initiatives in your area of responsibility. At year end you will support the preparation of annual statements.

This role is focused on supporting Placements, Fostering, Asylum Teams and associated transformation and capital projects.

There isn’t a specific office presence dictated, however the person appointed will be required to attend the building as needed, whether for in-person meetings such as School Forum, or committee chair briefings, and for team events when they are held.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, develop and support opportunities and initiatives to transform the delivery of financial services across the organisation.
• Assist in the preparation of information for officers, elected members and the public in relation to financial issues & collaborate with external partners and agencies as required.
• Progress all the key internal & external financial documents for your respective area of the portfolio; in accordance with council procedures & delegated level of financial authority, having regard to recommended & mandatory professional accounting practices.
• Undertake appropriate development work as required in response to changing financial regimes, new government legislation & initiatives and to determine the financial implications of policy changes/decisions.
• Manage & motivate staff assigned to the post, ensuring robust management and supervisory practices are undertaken, learning & development proactively supported and to provide coaching and mentoring as appropriate.
• Provision of insightful predictive analytics, utilising, economic, social, & demographic data and commercial acumen to support business development and income improvements across the organisation.
• Lead on the co-ordination & production of the in-year monitoring reports, ensuring key monthly financial monitoring tasks assigned are achieved to a high quality, consolidatingservice finance business partner reports on a monthly basis and producing clear, high quality, easy to read corporate financial positions reports (both on a monthly exception and quarterly detailed basis).
• Lead on the collation of detailed revenue budgets including growth & transformation cost /efficiency programmes for inclusion within the council's budget & in line with the MTFP.
• Update & publish the annual budget monitoring timetable each year, briefing all service finance business partnering teams & ensuring service managers & director sign-off is achieved.

Personal Requirements:

• CCAB (or equivalent) qualification with post qualification experience and evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience in Children’s and Education.
• Experience of planning, motivating & controlling the work of a diverse team of Finance staff dealing with complex accounting issues, to manage & motivate a team, including holding all team members to account.
• Experience of resolving complex technical accountancy issues within an organisational environment.

Working Hours: 08:00 am - 17:00 pm, Monday to Friday

Salary: £56,089.00 per annum