Financial Improvement Project Manager

Spencer Clarke Group are working closely with a Local Authority in Berkshire to appoint an Interim Financial Improvement Project Manager to support the delivery of a large-scale Finance Improvement Programme.

This is a key interim role focused on overseeing multiple transformation projects, ensuring strong governance, effective delivery, and transparent reporting within a complex programme environment.

• Rate: £550 per day (negotiable)
• Contract length: 6 months initially
• Full-time
• Hybrid working - 2 days on site
• Start: ASAP / subject to notice

The successful candidate will support the delivery of multiple projects within a Finance Improvement Programme, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and maintaining strong programme control.

Key responsibilities:

• Supporting the definition, planning, execution, and closure of multiple transformation projects.
• Maintaining programme plans, interdependencies, critical paths, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Overseeing risk and issue management, ensuring timely resolution and escalation.
• Supporting programme recovery activity, identifying and addressing underperforming areas.
• Providing clear and transparent reporting to senior stakeholders and programme boards
• Maintaining governance frameworks, audit trails, and supporting assurance processes.
• Supporting benefits realisation and tracking progress against programme outcomes.

You will ideally have:

• Proven experience delivering projects or programmes within a complex organisation.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams and programme-level activity.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including working with senior leadership.
• Experience in risk management, governance, and programme reporting.
• A recognised project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, APMP) or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of public sector or local government environments is desirable.
• Experience working within finance or transformation programmes is beneficial.

If you are interested, please submit your CV along with your required day rate. If successful, a consultant will be in touch to discuss further details.

Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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