HEAD OF FINANCE - HOMES & COMMUNITIES
HEAD OF FINANCE - HOMES & COMMUNITIES
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Job Description
We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Hillingdon to assist with the appointment of a Head of Finance Homes & Communities on a 3month contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: 537.37 749.00 per Day
Responsibilities:
- Support the development of a strategic vision for the service to enable the council to meet its future challenges and objectives.
- Undertake a lead role in the development and implementation of the Councils financial strategy including the development of complex financial models as required.
- Draw on an indepth knowledge of Council services and the related financial complexities to ensure the provision of systems and procedures that enable effective budgetary control.
- Drive the delivery of productivity and efficiency improvement and cost
reduction plans across the Council aligned to the transformation strategy. - Act as a key financial advisor and service delivery partner for internal and external stakeholders providing strategic support and constructive challenge through exercising negotiation and influencing skills.
Qualifications:
- Fully qualified Accountant CIPFA ACCA CIMA
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- A minimum of 3 years post qualification experience in relevant
service areas - Evidence of post qualification continuing professional development
Experience Required:
- Significant experience of preparation of annual budgets and final accounts for local authority.
- Significant experience in a senior management role with direct management experience of leading professional and managerial groups in areas of service responsibility.
- Evidence of successful participation at senior management level in developing and delivering strategies policies and programmes within relevant statutory and policy requirements.
- Evidence of formulating leading and implementing successful strategies and programmes which cross service or processional boundaries.
- Evidence of leading and managing change in a large multidisciplined organisation and taking a lead role in the financial aspects of service improvement and transformation programmes.
Knowledge and Skills:
- An understanding of accounting principles and practices necessary to provide the financial control and direction necessary to support the Chief Finance Officers statutory responsibilities.
- Ability to use professional judgement effectively in the management of the financial affairs of the Group with the minimum level of recourse to more senior staff.
- Ability to analyse and clearly present financial information in a manner appropriate to the recipients of the information.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Councils core objectives.
Please note:
- You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
- You should have right to work in U.K
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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Employment Type
Full Time
