Deputy Head of Finance
| Posting date: | 07 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £66,769 to £71,948 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | Llandrindod Wells, Powys |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Powys County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
About the role:
• Deputy Section 151 Officer, will include political engagement and attendance at key council meetings and deputising for the Section 151 occasionally
• Ensuring stakeholders are supported with robust regular financial information to improve their performance and decision making
About you:
• Qualified accountant with extensive experience working in public sector finance
• Confident in operating at a senior level, providing strong leadership and expert advice to a range of stakeholders
What you will do:
• Maintaining a culture of improvement and professionalism, embedding and
streamlined processes, including th1e effective use of systems
• Oversee the delivery of the key financial activities and priorities to deadline,
utilising your public sector experience to lead the teams effectively
• Driving value for money and introducing methodologies to support their use,
such as benchmarking
There is no DBS check requirement for this role
• Deputy Section 151 Officer, will include political engagement and attendance at key council meetings and deputising for the Section 151 occasionally
• Ensuring stakeholders are supported with robust regular financial information to improve their performance and decision making
About you:
• Qualified accountant with extensive experience working in public sector finance
• Confident in operating at a senior level, providing strong leadership and expert advice to a range of stakeholders
What you will do:
• Maintaining a culture of improvement and professionalism, embedding and
streamlined processes, including th1e effective use of systems
• Oversee the delivery of the key financial activities and priorities to deadline,
utilising your public sector experience to lead the teams effectively
• Driving value for money and introducing methodologies to support their use,
such as benchmarking
There is no DBS check requirement for this role