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About Us and The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced finance professional to step into this management role within Warwickshire County Council’s Strategic Finance team. This is a critical role, working with senior leaders at the heart of strategic decision-making, to deliver a complex portfolio of work.
The ideal candidate will be professional and enthusiastic, and ready for a new challenge to help us take our team and processes to the next level. You will be a qualified accountant with at least 3 years’ post qualification experience in a similar role.
The role will provide outstanding technical and specialist financial advice and support to the Head of Strategic Finance, the Director of Finance and Corporate Board, working with the wider finance service and directorate leadership teams on all aspects of financial planning and management.
Managing a team of five direct reports, we are looking for someone who can build motivated, high performing and matrix-managed teams with a commitment to excellence and continuous professional development.
With an ability to influence thinking, build strong relationships and work collaboratively, you should be comfortable explaining complex information in an easy-to-understand manner to non-financial managers as well as working closely with a wide range of stakeholders and external partners.
The role will develop, monitor, and evaluate the Council’s capital strategy and capital programme. You will be responsible for the accounting and financing arrangements of all capital expenditure; ensuring that Capital and balance sheet resources are used optimally. In addition, you will act as the lead finance expert on several strategic initiatives, such as the Warwickshire Property Development Group and the Warwickshire Investment Fund.
Keeping up to date with changes in legislation relating to local government finance will be critical. You should be familiar with the CIPFA Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting, and the capital financing and prudential borrowing frameworks for local authorities.
You will also support the strategic vision and implementation of the Council’s Delivery Plan, through reviewing new proposals and undertaking formal investment appraisals to assess the viability and financial benefits of future capital projects.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!
For further information please see Job Description and person specification here.
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels?valued, included, safe, supported,?and?welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!?
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19%, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
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Additional Information
For information about the role please contact Andrew Harper, Head of Strategic Finance – andrewharper@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing date: 20th February 2024
Provisional interview date: Week Commencing 26 February 2024
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.
Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not be submitted unless asked to do so.
If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.
As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application demonstrates that they meet the criteria for the post. This means the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more
