Roles within the Finance Team including Head of Financial Services
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small Council with big values. We are committed to ensuring our services are delivered to the highest possible standard and we put the customer at the forefront of everything we do. By working for us you will become part of the team and will play your part in serving our community.
We are currently recruiting for three roles within our Finance Team; for full details of each position please view the Candidate Pack.
Head of Financial Services – up to £51,653
In this pivotal role, as Head of Financial Services, you will lead the Financial Services section. You will manage the day-to-day operation of the team ensuring accurate and timely professional financial support at all levels, including budget monitoring and budget strategy. You will also support the Director – Finance and Enterprise, and other colleagues within Financial Services, to ensure the team achieves excellence in its services to its customers, both internal and external.
Your main responsibilities will include producing, and subsequent monitoring, of the section’s service and business plans ensuring a high-quality service is delivered that achieves our performance targets. As the head of the department, you will foster a creative and open environment throughout your team ensuring all employees feel supported, involved, and consulted.
You will ensure that the financial activities of the Council are co-ordinated and controlled within agreed timetables, providing assistance and guidance where required to support effective and efficient delivery and identify improvements. You will take a key role in the development and review of financial plans and strategies across the Council liaising with Directors and Members as required and supporting decision making. As the Head of Financial Services, you’ll have responsibility for Treasury Management practices, policies and strategy including reporting to relevant Committees.
You will also deputise for the Director – Finance and Enterprise as required.
Finance Analyst (Special Projects) – up to £36,922
The Finance Analyst (Special Projects) will focus mainly on offering specialist support to various projects, particularly in Housing, Regeneration and Leisure, to include advice and guidance on commercial issues and funding for capital project schemes. The role will also contribute to the development and production of business cases and carry out financial analysis and options appraisals for various corporate projects.
The ideal candidate will be CCAB qualified (or equivalent) or willing to work towards with a strong background in undertaking financial appraisals and making appropriate recommendations to aid business cases. Although experience of local government policies is an advantage, what is more important is an understanding of capital project funding and a commercial drive. You should be a skilled communicator, with the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders, ensuring projects remain on track and produce the required financial outcomes.
Finance Business Partner (Financial Planning) – up to £32,234
The Finance Business Partner (Financial Planning) will provide high quality advice and guidance on financial strategies to support the council in delivering value for money services. In this role you will be dealing with the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and the Local Authority’s solely owned company (Nuneaton and Bedworth Community Enterprise Limited). You will ensure that officers and members are provided with high quality strategic advice and direction on financial strategies, policy, standards and practices, enabling services to make timely and well-informed decisions in the knowledge of the impact those decisions will have financially on the Council. You will also drive the delivery of productivity and efficiency improvement and cost reduction plans across the Council and the identification and securing of new funding streams.
The ideal candidate will be fully CIPFA qualified (or other similar CCAB qualification) or currently working towards achieving this. You will have recent experience in a finance environment, a customer-focused culture, and the ability to respond to change positively. The ability to understand complex financial information and explain this to non-finance colleagues is also essential.
For full details of each position, including the person specifications, please view the Candidate Pack
This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.
To apply for these roles please visit this link.
The closing date is 19th April.
