Principal Finance Officer

Job Opportunity! – Interim Full-Time Principal Finance Officer – Local Authority –

Waltham Forest – London Borough

Job Title: Interim Principal Finance Officer

Contract Length: 4 Months

Hybrid: 2 days in the office per week (flexibility available)

Start Date: ASAP

Rate: Budget yet to be set

IR35 Status: Inside

Main Duties:

* Support the preparation, monitoring and management of annual revenue and

* capital budgets, forecasts and Medium-Term Financial Plans (MTFPs).

* Produce and analyse financial reports, identifying budget variances, spending

* trends, financial risks and opportunities.

* Provide proactive financial advice and business partnering support to service

* managers and budget holders to aid effective decision-making.

* Investigate financial discrepancies, overspends and reconciliation issues,

* recommending and implementing corrective actions where required.

Successful candidates:

* Proven experience in financial management, including budget monitoring,

* forecasting and financial reporting.

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret

* complex financial data and identify trends, variances and risks.

* Experience providing financial advice, challenge and support to managers

* and budget holders to inform operational and strategic decision-making.

* Previous local authority experience required

* Part qualified required