Join this award-winning Council and Finance Team with fantastic, dedicated progression pathways, at a hugely exciting time for them.
Walsall Council believes that people are at the heart of everything it does. How it listens and responds to customers and colleagues will determine how it grows and brings the Council’s vision to life.
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead an existing and growing Business Partnering team, supporting the Children's and Education Directorate through their transformation journey. You will lead a small team responsible for providing proactive and independent support to the directorate, including liaison with service accounting/finance managers and planning of resource requirements.
You will be responsible for leading the budget monitoring, budget setting and year end processes, including identifying risks and working with directorate management to manage financial risks relating to activities and solutions focused within Children’s and Education services.
Ensure that finance actively manages and reports upon risk within the finance service and within the service areas and projects supported. Providing robust financial appraisal and cost-benefit analysis for proposals to support decision-making on a business case.
You will provide high-quality financial information to senior managers up to and including executive directors to allow informed decision-making. Responsible for delivering a first...