Senior Finance Improvement Specialist
We are looking for a talented and driven Senior Finance Improvement Specialist to join our Finance Improvement team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in improving finance processes, driving efficiency, and delivering measurable improvements across the organisation.
As a Senior Finance Improvement Specialist, you will lead on delivering insights and designing improvements to financial processes, controls, and reporting. Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you will identify opportunities to streamline operations, reduce inefficiencies, and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
If you are passionate about using insight and innovative thinking to improve services and outcomes, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead finance improvement initiatives using structured methodologies
- Identify cost savings and efficiency opportunities
- Review and map current finance processes
- Analyse complex data to generate insights
- Develop business cases and support benefits realisation
- Engage and influence stakeholders across the organisation
About you
- Extensive experience in finance improvement
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline
Our offer to you
- At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) – option to purchase further days
- Agile working (role dependent) – a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
- Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
- Progression – opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
- Health and Wellbeing – offer including Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
- Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
- Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Employee Volunteering Scheme
EEO Statement
Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under‑represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
Location: Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool.
Closing date: 09/06/2026.
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