Job Description
Role requires 3 days a week office attendance at the office- candidates must confirm they meet this requirement.
It is essential candidates have experience of managing Capital or Treasury within a local government setting.
Key accountabilities:
* Provide high-quality financial accounting, strategic management accounting, budgeting and financial planning and commercial advice to a department or function within the council.
* Provide advice directly to and manage relationships with leading Members, Strategic Directors and other senior managers across the council, and to manage comparable relationships with major partners and contractors.
* Lead and manage significant financial transactional services and/or operational management services.
* Deputise for the statutory chief finance officer (s151 officer).
* Take a leading responsibility, within own area of work, for identifying opportunities to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance financial control.
Key requirements:
1. CCAB Qualified Accountant (Preferably CIPFA), with significant post qualification experience and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
2. Ability to analyse complex information and develop practical, innovative and entrepreneurial solutions to the management of complex problems across the Council.
3. Ability to identify opportunities to cut costs and/or increase incom...