Head of HRA Finance

Rate: Up to £700 per day (Inside IR35)

Start: ASAP

Duration: 6 months initially with extensions likely (Temp to Perm possible)

Remote Working Available

Location: West Midlands

Role Responsibilities:

To ensure the provision of effective services, in accordance with relevant legislation and Council policies and procedures
To have financial awareness that supports the delivery of an affordable, quality service, working within specified budgets
To ensure continuous improvement within the designated service areas and benchmark performance against local and national expectations
To utilise strategic thinking, adaptability and flexibility of approach to lead and support within the technical/specialist area to maximise commercial, partnership and enabling opportunities
To lead the principal financial advisory service to a designated Directorate, acting as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders and providing professional finance services to meet statutory requirements on behalf of the S151 officer
To Support the Assistant Director (Service Finance) in the delivery of a Finance & Governance Directorate programme of business, systems and culture change

Role Requirements:

CCAB Level Qualified or equivalent (Essential)
Housing / HRA experience in a Financial Capacity within Government (Essential)
Management of people up to up to 10 people (Essential)
Local government experience (Essential)
Oracle Cloud experience (Desirable)

Role Benefits:

Ability to work with a Large council in the UK great for career
Working with a department that is going through a period of transformation, continuing to further develop toward council core aims and objectives
The opportunity to work with a Council that has tenders for large projects in an area with extensive redevelopment

If you meet the above-mentioned criteria, we would love to hear from you. Please apply to receive more information.

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