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Principal Finance Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Mawrth 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | £44,428 i £48,474 bob blwyddyn, pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 12 Ebrill 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Cwmni: | Manchester City Council |
| Math o swydd: | Dros dro |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 3067 |
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This role is subject to -
Qualification - The roleholder must be a qualified CCAB accountant.
We are looking for a motivated finance professional, with exceptional leadership skills and experience of financial modelling to work on a new and innovative programme of Net Zero carbon initiatives running until March 2026, working collaboratively with Manchester Climate Change agency, GMCA and strategic commercial partners alongside sector experts. The programme will play a pivotal role in enabling Manchester to achieve its ambitious target of becoming a zero-carbon, climate-resilient city by 2038 at the latest, by accelerating the development of a robust net zero project pipeline of up to £5 billion by 2028 and £12 billion by 2038, spanning heat, renewable energy, and transport.
The finance role holder will add expert capacity to enable the Council to gear up for accelerated net zero delivery across Manchester (including decarbonisation of the Council’s estate) at pace and scale using novel, blended investment funds.
The role will involve collaborative working with GMCA to ensure a future investment strategy and funds, along with its governance and delivery mechanisms, is aligned to Manchester’s strategic priorities and net zero project pipeline.
The role holder will work closely with Heads of Services and Managers to ensure budgets accurately reflect their service areas, ensure the Council is able to provide accurate forecasts, and to identify risks and potential mitigations. Providing financial modelling and comprehensive advice to support the delivery of plans across the service areas, leading on the budget monitoring for Directorate Finance, advising on and managing the financial aspects of high level initiatives and projects undertaken by the City Council.The role also involves leading a team of staff, each with their own areas or responsibility, supporting the relevant service managers across the directorate and working with performance colleagues to align financial and performance information to ensure accurate reporting. Finally, they will be responsible for closedown of accounts at year end and attendance at meetings with senior officers and completion of statutory returns and reports.
Prior experience of Zero carbon initiatives desirable but not essential.
About the Candidate
As a senior member of the Financial Management Team, the post holder will actively contribute to the successful development of the service, its people and its performance.
Excellent communication skills including relaying financial information to non-financial managers and experience of building effective working relationships.
Effectively lead, manage and develop a team of staff.
Provide financial advice and support to the delivery of key capital and revenue projects and support the development of innovative financial models.
Personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement.
We want to support talented, passionate individuals to develop and progress through our Financial Management Service, launch a rewarding career in Local Government Finance, and become a future senior manager and leader of the City council. .
You’ll need to be a high-performing, enthusiastic person who is adaptable, resourceful and determined to turn your talents, and our investment in you, into a better future for Manchester and its residents. This role is no walk in the park. Fourteen years of cuts and austerity have stretched our budgets, services, residents and local economy close to the limits. But Manchester has bucked trends and is continuing to grow.
That’s because we attract staff who can think differently, who listen to and work with our residents – and each other –with profound understanding and compassion, and who aren’t afraid to try new things to get us where we aim to be.
Are you ready to make a long-term commitment to working for Manchester City Council, helping us to tackle our complex and diverse challenges, and to provide the support, challenge, training, insight and intelligence our services need to make the best of our budgets for the benefit of our residents? You must be prepared to challenge the status quo to bring about change, be able to learn and share knowledge and experiences, have resilience and show dedication to making our city and our residents the best that they can be.
In return we will support and develop you in all aspects of the Financial Management service and to do this you will require an insight and understanding of all the services that we deliver and procure, to enable you to become everything you want to be.
Qualification - The roleholder must be a qualified CCAB accountant.
We are looking for a motivated finance professional, with exceptional leadership skills and experience of financial modelling to work on a new and innovative programme of Net Zero carbon initiatives running until March 2026, working collaboratively with Manchester Climate Change agency, GMCA and strategic commercial partners alongside sector experts. The programme will play a pivotal role in enabling Manchester to achieve its ambitious target of becoming a zero-carbon, climate-resilient city by 2038 at the latest, by accelerating the development of a robust net zero project pipeline of up to £5 billion by 2028 and £12 billion by 2038, spanning heat, renewable energy, and transport.
The finance role holder will add expert capacity to enable the Council to gear up for accelerated net zero delivery across Manchester (including decarbonisation of the Council’s estate) at pace and scale using novel, blended investment funds.
The role will involve collaborative working with GMCA to ensure a future investment strategy and funds, along with its governance and delivery mechanisms, is aligned to Manchester’s strategic priorities and net zero project pipeline.
The role holder will work closely with Heads of Services and Managers to ensure budgets accurately reflect their service areas, ensure the Council is able to provide accurate forecasts, and to identify risks and potential mitigations. Providing financial modelling and comprehensive advice to support the delivery of plans across the service areas, leading on the budget monitoring for Directorate Finance, advising on and managing the financial aspects of high level initiatives and projects undertaken by the City Council.The role also involves leading a team of staff, each with their own areas or responsibility, supporting the relevant service managers across the directorate and working with performance colleagues to align financial and performance information to ensure accurate reporting. Finally, they will be responsible for closedown of accounts at year end and attendance at meetings with senior officers and completion of statutory returns and reports.
Prior experience of Zero carbon initiatives desirable but not essential.
About the Candidate
As a senior member of the Financial Management Team, the post holder will actively contribute to the successful development of the service, its people and its performance.
Excellent communication skills including relaying financial information to non-financial managers and experience of building effective working relationships.
Effectively lead, manage and develop a team of staff.
Provide financial advice and support to the delivery of key capital and revenue projects and support the development of innovative financial models.
Personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement.
We want to support talented, passionate individuals to develop and progress through our Financial Management Service, launch a rewarding career in Local Government Finance, and become a future senior manager and leader of the City council. .
You’ll need to be a high-performing, enthusiastic person who is adaptable, resourceful and determined to turn your talents, and our investment in you, into a better future for Manchester and its residents. This role is no walk in the park. Fourteen years of cuts and austerity have stretched our budgets, services, residents and local economy close to the limits. But Manchester has bucked trends and is continuing to grow.
That’s because we attract staff who can think differently, who listen to and work with our residents – and each other –with profound understanding and compassion, and who aren’t afraid to try new things to get us where we aim to be.
Are you ready to make a long-term commitment to working for Manchester City Council, helping us to tackle our complex and diverse challenges, and to provide the support, challenge, training, insight and intelligence our services need to make the best of our budgets for the benefit of our residents? You must be prepared to challenge the status quo to bring about change, be able to learn and share knowledge and experiences, have resilience and show dedication to making our city and our residents the best that they can be.
In return we will support and develop you in all aspects of the Financial Management service and to do this you will require an insight and understanding of all the services that we deliver and procure, to enable you to become everything you want to be.
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