Head of Public, Prosperity and Growth 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)
- Experience working within Council Finance, working on projects e.g. Green Space, Infrastructure and Economy
- 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.
At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications. However due to the volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.