SEND Data & Finance Analyst – HALTED

We are currently recruiting for a SEND Data & Finance Analyst in Cheshire.

Pay rate: PAYE 19.04 per hour/UMB 23.82 per hour.

Contract duration: Temporary ongoing

Purpose:

Analyse, manage and report on the Local Authorities Finance and SEN/D data, including the department’s database and schools’ performance data.

Duties: 

• Be responsible for the design and maintenance of the Department’s SEND Finance / Pupil Database and to provide support to the LA/ SEN/D Team maximising its use as a management and planning tool.
• Provide and prepare reports to SEN and Finance Managers including preparation, compilation and monitoring of SEN budgets.
• Maintain and regularly update detailed financial records.
• Work closely with the SEN Senior Commissioning Manager and LA Finance in providing financial and statistical information required for projects relating to special educational needs.
• Be proficient in the use of spreadsheets and databases and maintain data systems that can readily provide data for a variety of purposes.
• Have knowledge of common reporting technologies such as Crystal Reports, SQL and Business Objects.
• Analyse, track and report on SEN/D education performance, using local and national data, benchmarking, and national guidelines.
• Liaise with and attend user group meetings with SEN/D Database Provider regarding development of the Database.
• Review and develop the processes for capturing, analysing and reporting on SEN/D school performance data, including the Early Years Foundation Stage and all key stages, including data about the local performance of different pupil groups, local benchmarking and comparative data on post-16 destinations
• Cross reference the out of area placement spreadsheet with the High Needs database, alerting the SEN senior manager of any anomalies.
• Support consultations, including development of consultation questionnaires, collation and analysis of responses and production of summaries.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience of budget management.
• Experience of analysing and compiling statistical and financial data to support financial systems and control of budgets
• Experience in maintaining and developing Information Technology systems to manage financial and administrative processes
• Experience of presenting to a wide range of audiences
• Ability to make full use of information technology systems including word processing, spreadsheets and database software
• Ability to work under pressure, organise own workload and forward plan to meet statutory deadlines
• Ability to consult and negotiate effectively and diplomatically with schools and other LAs

Experience:

• Demonstrable track record of designing systems for data collection.
• The ability to analyse and review data sets and be able to present this to key departments and officers.
• Excellent IT skills and experience of developing and maintaining IT workflow systems and of inputting data into the system.
• Have designed and run reports from a system for the purpose of doing statistical analysis of the data for monitoring purposes.

Apply online or contact Terri O’Keefe on 07879 585551. You can also email terri@peelsolutions.co.uk  for more information on this role.