Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Wigan Town Hall
Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1YN
Salary: Grade 10, £43,693 - £47,754 per annum.
37 hours per week
Permanent
Your role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded and forward-thinking finance team. You will be a key individual in providing dedicated financial support to the Council’s Children Services Directorate. Following significant investment, the Children Services Directorate is embarking on a significant transformation programme including the implementation of a Family Safeguarding Model. As part of a business partnering approach your role will be key in providing the support required to ensure the delivery of a financially sustainable position.
About you:
You will have knowledge of the challenges facing local government finance and have experience of assisting with the delivery of key transformation. You will be able to present relevant financial information to enable effective, informed decision making. You will have excellent interpersonal skills to work with key stakeholders at various levels, and the ability to work independently to tight timescales. You will be a highly motivated team player that can display the Team Wigan behaviours positive, accountable, courageous and kind.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.
Wigan Council is an amazing place to work with a culture that fosters positivity, courage, accountability and kindness, rooted in an asset-based way of working that makes a difference for our residents. We are at an incredibly exciting time here in Wigan as we embark on a bold New Era with our residents, communities and businesses. This is set out in our Progress with Unity plan.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits. Click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licensed sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Mark Rotheram on 01942 489402 or e-mail Mark.Rotheram@wigan.gov.uk
Interview date: Tuesday 4th February
This is a politically restricted role
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