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 throught 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 will also need to be able to demonstrate experience analysing, interpreting and presenting financial management information to key decision makers and be able to lead a team and establish excellent working relationships with senior colleagues and customers. You will also need to be able to advise senior members of the Council on financial matters, including setting annual budgets as well as ensuring short, medium and long term forecasts are robust. You will identify, analyse 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 is being offered on a hybrid working basis with travel to the office required as agreed throughout the year.