| Strategic Budget Setting: Manage the team to produce an exemplary Budget and Medium-Term Financial Strategy, contribute Corporate forecasts to monthly monitoring reports, all within Statutory or prescribed reporting timescales. To manage the Treasury Management function. |
| Technical and Transformation: Manage the team to deliver an exemplary annual Statement of Accounts and a smooth audit; respond to and support all key transformation and regeneration projects. |
| Business Partnering & Controls: Manage the team to provide an exemplary Business Partnering service to the organisation; produce monthly management reports; maintain and develop Financial Systems including key reconciliations. Responsibility for procuring and implementing key financial systems. |
| To ensure the objectives of the Finance Annual Service Plan are met. |
| Provide the leadership and vision so that the team understands their individual and collective objectives. To include ensuring the team understands their requirements in terms of governance. |
| Ensure effective management of the team through regular appraisals, supervision and personal development. Ensuring that all HR records including job descriptions, training and development records are monitored and kept up to date. |
| Create, develop and maintain key relationships with Service Heads and Budget Holders in service departments. Use those relationships to support and influence so that key decisions are taken correctly. |
| Ensure that statutory and other statistics and returns are completed accurately and submitted by the deadlines. Examples - VAT, WGA, Collection Fund, Capital returns. |
| To support the Head of Finance in developing and maintaining the Council's accounting policies to ensure its compliance with the Statement of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Accounting. |
| Provide assistance and influence to internal and external audit in relation to service issues and audits. |
| Develop a multi-team ethos within Finance, providing support across the team to ensure resilience for the team, security for staff and maximum productivity. |
| To act as an authorised signatory for the Council. |
| To attend corporate training sessions as required. |
| To attend evening Committee Meetings as required. |
| Deputise for the Head of Finance or other Strategic Finance Business Partners as required. |
| To undertake financial reviews and special projects as required by the Head of Finance and to undertake any other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the post. |
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.