Interim Finance Business Partner Location: Time Square, RG12 1JD Start Date: ASAP Contract Duration: 3+ Months Working Hours: Mon – Fri, 09:00 – 17:00, 37 Hours per week Pay Rate: £ 566.57 per day Job Ref: (phone number removed) Responsibilities Provide high-quality, strategic financial advice and support to the Executive Director: People, Assistant Directors in the People Directorate Management Team, Executive Members, and the Bracknell Forest Schools Forum to ensure they can properly manage their financial affairs. Collaborate closely with the People Directorate to understand their specific challenges and issues, providing relevant and timely professional financial advice to manage complex, high-risk budgets for Adults and Children’s Social Care and SEND effectively. Stay informed of changes in legislative, inspection, and service requirements for the People Directorate, planning the necessary personal and functional support to address service needs while securing Value For Money. Work with the People Directorate Management Team on key transformation plans and programmes, offering support, challenge, and leadership in developing and implementing strategies and initiatives. Serve as a strategic financial advisor to the Bracknell Forest Schools Forum and the Assistant Director: Education and Learning on mainstream and special school funding issues, including allocation of the Ded...