Contract type: Permanent Division: Finance Business Partnering Hours Per Week: 36 Interview Date: Week commencing 13 April 2025 Job Description Enfield Council are a dynamic local authority driven by a clear vision of how we will transform the borough, address inequality and create a lifetime of opportunities for everyone who lives, works and learns in Enfield. A vacancy has arisen in the Finance Business Partnering team for a Finance Manager to lead on the financial support provided to the Council and senior management in respect of Education and Schools. The role reports to the Head of Finance and is the finance lead supporting these service areas, whilst overseeing a team of three staff. Key deliverables and responsibilities of the role are: • Provide expert financial advice and support to the Education Directorate in the provision of accurate and timely financial information including developing strategic financial plans, budget setting, financial reporting and supporting and challenging decision making. • To provide information using analysis that clearly presents the financial performance, cost drivers, levers for change and implications to senior management and non-financial staff. To go beyond the financial information, explore what operations or activities lead to the financial outputs and hence understand the service in-depth. • To work closely with finance colleagues to support corporate reporting and other requirements including; contributing to the overall budget process, financial monitoring, closure of accounts and service wide initiatives and improvements. • Ensuring robust financial controls, processes and accurate record keeping. Leading on continuous service improvement. • Staff management and performance monitoring including setting and monitoring team targets. To be suitable for the role you should be able to demonstrate strong business partnering skills and an in-depth understanding of the finance and funding requirements of the Education and Schools function within a local authority. Enfield offers a hybrid working arrangement. For this role there is an expectation to be in the office on a regular basis to meet business needs including attendance at key meetings such as Schools Forum and Service Departmental meetings. Given the seniority of the role we would expect candidates to be fully qualified accountants, or at final stage with an expectation to be fully qualified within 6 months of joining. If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this exciting and challenging role, we would like to hear from you. Please submit CVs and a supporting statement from the candidates of how they meet the essential criteria. Candidates must have experience of Finance and funding requirements of the Education and Schools function within a local authority