Job Description

CORPORATE FINANCE MANAGER

Additional senior capacity in the Council's Strategic Finance and Accounting Team. The team looks after the budget setting process, in-year reporting, capital programme co-ordination, closure of accounts and treasury management.  The candidate could be involved in a range of those areas.

You must be able to demonstrate the following essential requirements:

Qualified Accountant (member of CCAB)

Degree or equivalent Professional Qualification

Expert knowledge and experience of best practice in financial planning, management and reporting, and emerging trends and innovations in local authority financial management

Expert knowledge of finance and accounting legislation and relevant national and local policy and strategy, including the Council’s Constitution and its Finance Procedure Rules, and the statutory reporting requirements of public and private sector accounting and financial reporting standards

Knowledge of all Council services, their service proposition and their impact on local residents and businesses

Expert knowledge of staff management and development of multi-functional teams and developing clear work programmes for individuals and teams

Processes for key reports and decisions   Knowledge of project management processes and how to apply the financial consequences to a complex array of projects and programmes

  Knowledge of VAT and other relevant taxation regimes

Evidence of personal commitment to continuous professional development

FULL JOB SPEC ON REQUEST