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Senior Finance Officer
About The Role Enfield Council is looking for a Senior Finance Officer to join the Finance Business Partnering team. The successful candidate will provide crucial financial support to the Council and senior management team within the Education and Schools service. This role involves delivering high-quality finance support to service departments, revenue budget setting, monitoring, providing technical advice, ensuring compliance with financial reporting standards, and seeking opportunities to enhance financial support. The ideal candidate should be a finance professional who is proactive, embraces challenges, and is eager to learn new skills. Salary: £42,771 - £45,750 (depending on experience) Working Arrangements: Hybrid working arrangement, with a minimum of 2 days expected in the office per week. Key Responsibilities Assist the Finance Manager in delivering high-quality, flexible, and professional finance support to service departments. Support the business partnering team in revenue budget setting, monitoring, and year-end processes, including complex reconciliation and grant monitoring. Provide expert technical advice to schools, budget holders, and officers to aid decision-making. Ensure compliance with Internal Financing Reporting Standards and CIPFA’s Code of Practice for Local Government Accounting. Proactively seek opportunities to enhance the financial support provided to the Council and schools. Collaborate with internal departments and schools to resolve queries effectively. Requirements Requirements: Proven experience in finance or accounting roles. Strong knowledge of financial reporting standards and local government accounting practices. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Relevant finance qualifications (e.g., ACCA, CIMA) are desirable. Experience in a local government or public sector finance role is advantageous.
Full time
Interim Programme Manager
Contract Duration: 3 months Location: Southwark Council Working Schedule: 4 days a week with hybrid working arrangements Role Purpose: The Interim Programme Manager will be responsible for leading the design and delivery of organisational change projects within the Repairs Improvement Programme at Southwark Council. The focus will be on implementing a new repairs operating model to ensure efficient and customer-focused services that deliver consistently high standards for residents. Key Responsibilities: Lead the design and delivery of organisational change projects within the Repairs Improvement Programme. Drive significant change working with the repairs service senior management team Collaborate with senior managers, trade teams, planners, and support functions to design processes, structures, and roles that improve productivity, resident experience, and value for money. Translate the operating model into clear project plans, milestones, and deliverables Support cultural change across the repairs service by engaging staff, building ownership of new ways of working, and strengthening accountability Develop and oversee programme documentation including risk registers, benefits plans, and governance reporting Work closely with performance, ICT, procurement, and finance colleagues to ensure enablers for the new model are in place Provide regular updates and assurance reports to senior leaders, governance boards, and external stakeholders Skills and Experience: Proven track record of leading large-scale organisational redesign or service transformation projects. Strong expertise in programme and project management, with experience of delivering operating model changes from design through to implementation. Understanding of housing repairs services and the challenges facing local authorities/registered providers Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships and engage staff, trade teams, contractors, and residents in change programmes. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Experience of embedding cultural change and new ways of working in frontline services Excellent communication skills, able to produce clear and compelling plans, reports, and presentations for senior leaders and governance boards Requirements Proven experience in leading large-scale organisational redesign or service transformation projects. Strong expertise in programme and project management Understanding of housing repairs services and the challenges facing local authorities/registered providers
Full time
