Summary: The Education Finance Manager role involves leading financial support for schools and service departments within an East Midlands Local Authority, specifically Leicestershire County Council. The position focuses on strategic decision-making and medium-term financial planning, ensuring compliance with national funding policies. The role is initially for a duration of 3-6 months and requires a hybrid working arrangement. The candidate will be responsible for analyzing funding policies and supporting the Leicestershire Schools Forum.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, interpret, and analyze national school funding policy and its impact on Leicestershire’s maintained schools and academies
• Maintain a timetable of national and local key school funding deadlines and activities with a delivery plan for compliance
• Support and lead the Leicestershire Schools Forum on funding matters to meet statutory responsibilities
• Maintain the Leicestershire Scheme for Financing Schools in compliance with statutory guidance
• Ensure school finance issues are reflected in school-related strategy and corporate reporting
• Support the development of management reports to improve links between corporate and school financial information
• Identify, analyze, and implement options for improving efficiency and service delivery outcomes in schools funding

Key Skills:

• Level 4 Diploma in School Business Management or Level 4 Association of Accounting Technician with evidence of CPD participation
• Experience in an education finance environment and knowledge of the national financial framework for maintained schools and academies

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Leicester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance