Job Description

Cheshire East Council has an exciting opportunity for an experienced finance professional to offer their expertise to support our significant change programmes and projects.

The principal focus of the assignment will be taking on the role of Transformation Portfolio Finance Lead, providing advice and financial reporting in support of our Transformation programme and projects, including maintaining the overarching financial picture (cost tracking; benefits tracking; financial risks and issues).

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Reporting to the Director of Finance (Deputy S151 Officer) and providing additional capacity, skills and experience for the Finance Service, you will work closely with directors and senior managers of the Council and also our transformation partners, to help ensure sound financial management of the Transformation Plan.

The Council faces significant challenges, including the need to reduce spending over the next four years. This requires substantial change; and successful delivery of this plan will lead to a financially stable organisation with improved outcomes for residents.

We have developed six programmes and identified projects within them to address the challenges. These focus on: workforce; social care; place, early intervention, digital; and special projects. Further information on our Transformation Plan may be found here:

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In addition, you may also enhance our capacity to provide financial insight, analysis and advice to other change projects currently in-flight, as required by the Director of Finance.

This is a temporary, part-time (80%/ 4-day week) position to 31 March 2025; though there is the possibility of extension into the 2025/26 financial year, subject to our business needs.

What we can offer you

Hybrid Working - we offer a flexible approach to work that involves a hybrid of office-based and flexible/ home working. New employees will be required to be office-based for the first 3 weeks of their employment, working in Delamere House, Crewe, in order to facilitate effective induction and training, and integration with the team. Importantly, along with significant opportunities for working from home, in-person, collaborative team-working is a fundamental feature of ‘how we do things’, and is an essential requirement on an ongoing basis, as required, to meet the needs of our service