Assistant Director of Finance

Support the Executive Director of Strategy & Resources in ensuring high quality financial administration and stewardship throughout the Council. Lead the development and implementation of the Councils financial strategy, fundamentally ensuring sustainability over the medium term.

Requirements

• Full member of CCAB body (preferably CIPFA) with significant post qualification experience.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Recognised management qualification.
• Post-graduation qualification (e.g., MBA, Masters degree).
• Significant senior strategic management experience, including translating organisational drivers into strategic objectives, longer term plans, new ways of working and specific outcomes, for a portfolio of services in a large public sector organisation (preferably local government).
• Extensive knowledge of the major issues facing local government.
• Extensive and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the national policy context, requirements, and future direction for relevant service areas.
• Proven track record of accountability for significant budgets and ensuring the delivery of services within agreed resources.
• Significant experience of creating, leading, and sustaining partnerships both internally and externally to achieve shared objectives and synergies.
• Experience in persuading a wide range of stakeholders to work together, encouraging an organisational focus on the needs of the community.
• Proven track record of operating strategically to identify, initiate and oversee corporate projects and policy development.