Public Sector Partnership Services are looking for a Strategic Finance Manager to lead the Business Partner Team for one of our Client Councils!

We are offering a salary of 55k + annual performance related bonus of £3,000 + Medicash Health Care Plan

This is an excellent opportunity for a CCAB qualified accountant to join us in providing management and technical accounting services to District and Borough Councils within the South East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. This role offers great personal development and career progression with exposure to a variety of public sector services and innovative transformation projects.

Working with other Strategic Finance Managers this is a chance to develop your reporting, decision-making and technical accounting skills and to provide consistent and efficient analysis of financial management data to our client councils.

You will manage and support the Business Partner Team in the setting of annual budgets for a diverse range of public sector services, reporting financial performance and support the technical team on completion of the final accounts. Working with your team you will provide support to budget managers and prepare reports to update stakeholders on the financial performance of the organisation.

You will be:

* Professionally curious - see a problem, identify an inconsistency, work with colleagues to understand.

* A critical friend - providing insight and guidance to you colleagues and clients, ensuring plans, budgets, forecasts align to strategic objectives.

* Analytical - identifying and developing new opportunities and balancing risk through analysis of management information data.

* A people person - a collaborator, interested in developing the skills of colleagues and explaining and listening to clients to improve understanding of data.

If that sounds interesting, this could be the role for you!

Our Financial Services Department also provide client councils with products and solutions for making payments to its business partners and suppliers as well as delivering and maintaining several complex financial systems that are key to the day to day running's of our high quality end to end financial management.

What we need from you:

* Fully CIPFA/CIMA/ACCA qualified

* Experienced in public sector finance

* Ability to lead and motivate a team as well as manage workloads within tight timescales.

We offer great benefits including:

* Local Government Pension Scheme, 23.1% employer contribution

* 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays and the option to purchase up to 5 days extra

* Get your birthday off*

* Agile working policy- Minimum of 2 days working in the office per week

* Employee Assistance Programme

* Employee Benefits Platform including retail, holiday, and leisure discounts

* Inclusive employment policies including gender neutral Family Parental leave policy and Time off provisions to support those special and also challenging moments in our employees' lives

* We support your career development

*A qualifying period will need to be completed to obtain these benefits

ABOUT US:

PSPS (Public Sector Partnership Services) is a Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo) which is wholly owned by East Lindsey District Council, South Holland District Council and Boston Borough Council. The Company operates from its offices in Spalding, Boston, and Horncastle. The Company provides a range of services including Human Resources & Payroll, Financial Services, Procurement & Contracts, ICT (Information and Communications Technology) & Digital, Customer Contact, Revenues & Benefits, Health & Safety, and a range of Corporate Support services.

The Company primarily delivers these services to its three client Councils, in support of the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership (S&ELCP), across the Company itself and externally to a resident population of approximately 305,000 across the geographical boundaries of South Holland, East Lindsey and Boston.

PSPS has committed to be a Disability Confident employer.

PSPS is an equal opportunities employer.

PSPS reserve the right to change the closing date.

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We offer excellent terms and conditions of employment including:

* Local Government Pension Scheme, 23.8% employer contribution

* Generous annual leave scheme +option to buy more

* Employee Assistance Programme

* Employee Benefits Platform including retail, holiday, and leisure discounts

* Cycle to work scheme*

* Flu Jabs

* Free Eye Test voucher

* Flexible Working Policy

* Agile Working Policy*

* Car mileage reimbursement*

* Excellent career progression and training opportunities

* Long Service Recognition*

*Certain restrictions may apply

ABOUT US: Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council have formed the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. The largest Council Partnership in the country. Since October 2021, the Partnership Councils have been working closely to deliver improved services to the communities in the sub-region and already there have been many positive outcomes.

Over time, it is envisaged that services will become formally shared across the three Councils creating the opportunity for colleagues to be involved in new and innovate areas of work.

The Council has committed to be a Disability Confident employer.

The Council has committed to the Age Friendly Employer and Menopause Workplace pledges as well as the Armed Forces Covenant.

The Council is an equal opportunities employer

The Council reserve the right to change the closing date