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- Provide financial support to Education, Inclusion, and Skills services or Children’s Social Care, focusing on areas such as placements, fostering, asylum teams, and related transformation and capital projects.
- Lead and manage a team of Group Accountants, ensuring effective team performance and supporting the Finance Business Partner with executive meetings and committee/member responsibilities.
- Set annual budgets and ensure robust short, medium, and long-term financial forecasts for the relevant service area, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
- Identify, analyze, and report on the financial implications of new initiatives, ensuring financial management and compliance within the service area.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, providing advice and support, while promoting continual improvement and efficiency in financial practices.
- Full CCAB qualification or certification as a member of the Institute of Risk Management (or equivalent qualification).
- Proven experience as a Finance Business Partner or Finance Manager, specifically working within local authorities or councils.
- Proven ability to build robust commercial and economic models, define pricing strategies, and ensure sound budgets and forecasts, including revenue and capital projections.
- Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), financial markets, and funding requirements and opportunities.
- Strong financial acumen to assess and support proposed changes and improvements in financial management.
