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Finance Manager – Children’s & Education, Bristol
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Location:
Bristol, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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Yes
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Job Reference:
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Job Views:
4
Posted:
29.06.2025
Expiry Date:
13.08.2025
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Job Description:
My Local Government client is looking for a qualified and experienced Finance Manager to join them on a permanent basis. Working as part of the Children’s and Education team, your role will be to provide technical financial advice, largely around areas including DSG, SEN block, and home to school transport. You will also be responsible for managing a team and ensuring that financial awareness is developed throughout it.
To be successful in the role, you will need to be a CCAB qualified accountant and have experience in Local Government finance, including DSG and Schools. You should be able to demonstrate experience analyzing, interpreting, and presenting financial management information to key decision-makers, and be capable of leading a team and establishing excellent working relationships with senior colleagues and customers. You will also need to advise senior members of the Council on financial matters, including setting annual budgets and ensuring that short, medium, and long-term forecasts are robust. Additionally, you will identify, analyze, 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 is a permanent role paying circa £56,000, and it is offered on a hybrid working basis with travel to the office required as agreed throughout the year.
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