Finance Business Partner - Education High Needs

Enfield Council are a dynamic local authority driven by a clear vision of how we will transform the borough, address inequality and create a lifetime of opportunities for everyone who lives, works and learns in Enfield.
A vacancy has arisen in the Finance Business Partnering team - Education and Schools Finance Team for a Business Partner leading on Education High Needs.
The role will support the Head of Finance in the provision of high quality, flexible, professional finance support to service departments, focussing on SEND and high needs funding. Key duties include:

- Supporting effective revenue budget setting, monitoring and year end processes
- Providing technical support and expert advice to budget holders and officers to support decision making
- Pro-actively seeking opportunities to improve the financial support to the department and drive efficient and effective processes
- Improving the use, interpretation and analysis of data and business information in financial reporting, modelling and to support decision making
- Liaising with Council staff and schools to deal with and resolve queries

We're looking for someone with excellent data interpretation and information analysis skills along with strong attention to detail and the ability to work accurately. You will also have excellent IT and communication skills.
If you have finance business partnering and data analysis experience and enjoy building good relationships and working closely with the service, then we'd like to hear from you.
Enfield offers a hybrid working arrangement with an expectation that staff will be in the office at least one day every other week as a minimum.

- Staff will be expected to attend the office as required by the service.

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We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That's why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we'd love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working.
Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month paid sabbatical for Children's Social Workers