Interim Finance Director
Posted 1 week ago by Michael Page
£750 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Southampton
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- Immediate start
- Local Government experience
About Our Client
A Public Sector Authority.
Job Description
- With the Council needing to go through significant change to address the budget challenges, the focus of this role will be to establish a finance service that is fit for purpose to support and enable the Council to be a sustainable organisation. The role will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team and the Corporate Services Leadership Team, working closely with members.
- The Director of Finance will be an exceptional leader, manager and accountant, with hands- on experience of local authority finances, being able to translate strategy and vision into operational activity and improvement. The postholder will be a member of a professional body with upto date continuous professional development.
- The postholder will be responsible for all financial systems and processes, including assessing effectiveness, efficiency, and value for money of the systems.
- The role will be responsible for the strategic and general management of the finance division in line with priorities set out in the Medium Term financial strategy, Corporate Plan, Improvement and Transformation Plans and Directorate Plan
- Lead the implementation of the Council's financial vision and strategy with long term oversight of the Council's financial position working alongside Council's Transformation Programme
- To lead on the delivery of council wide finance improvement plan ensuring effective demonstration of the improvement by clear key performance indicators
- Build and promote a culture of excellent financial management and value for money across the organisation
- Provide useful, accurate and understandable financial advise to our customers and stakeholders
- Lead the medium term budget setting process and the annual council tax setting process ensuring an integrated and collaborative approach across the Council.