Interim Finance Business Partner - SEND Reform

My South West based local government client is looking to recruit an interim finance business partner to work in their children's finance team with a focus on SEND reform.

You role will be to add additional resource to the team and provide strategic financial leadership and establish robust financial governance and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and embed a new financial operating model for SEND Reform, working with existing finance teams to establish processes that align with current Department for Education expectations.
• Develop and maintain robust arrangements for SEND financial planning, budget setting, monitoring and forecasting.
• Lead budget setting, monitoring and forecasting for the Experts at Hand grant and the residual Deficit Management Plan budget.
• Provide financial support and challenge to the wider SEND Reform Programme, including options appraisal modelling and ensuring that reform initiatives are financially sustainable.
• Produce clear, timely financial reports in line with Council reporting cycles for relevant boards, meetings with the Department for Education, Schools Forum and elected members.
• Support the review of SEND funding policy, including banding funding arrangements across all settings.

The role is initially for 6 months and paying 650 a day.

Some office presence is required but the role is mainly home based.