Finance Manager
27.62 p/h
Ellesmere Port
Monday to Friday (37 hours)
3 Months (Contract)

To manage a team of staff responsible for ensuring the provision of high-quality advice, information, analysis and interpretation to budget holders to underpin effective decision making, meaningful performance management and meet statutory requirements.

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.

Responsibilities

Act as the lead finance service point of contact supporting special projects to ensure the Council's interests are safeguarded and benefits are realised.
Provide independent challenge, analysis and interpretation of financial and performance information to ensure that 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.
Interpret evaluate and report financial and related business information to senior managers.
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.
Ensure business information requirements are reflected in the specification for and production of appropriate management information from key corporate and Directorate specific business systems.
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.

Requirements

CCAB Qualification or Relevant Business /Performance qualification
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Experience of staff management at a senior level
Experience in a relevant local government role
Proven track record in finance and/or performance environment
Demonstrable record of completed projects

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.