Finance Manager, (Financial Management & Reporting)

This is a great opportunity for a CCAB qualified Finance professional who is looking to broaden their experience and develop their leadership skills.
You’ll play a pivotal role in co-ordinating and preparing the Council’s annual budget and financial statements, as well as taking a lead role on financial reporting, to aid decision making and help ensure the provision of value for money services.
If you are a committed individual looking to further develop your career and have the right skills for this role, we would welcome an application from you. 
As a Council, we are strongly committed to maintaining good financial health and financial sustainability whilst ensuring that we are well placed to address any future challenges.
If successful in your application, you will be joining us at a time where we have many exciting challenges ahead of us. The District has recently been selected as the future home for the UKAEA's STEP prototype fusion energy plant, a globally significant project which will bring unprecedented levels of investment into the area.
Bassetlaw is an attractive place to live and work. It includes the most northerly district of Nottinghamshire; bordering Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire with two main population centres - Retford and Worksop, each surrounded by a network of picturesque villages. All of our three offices in Worksop, Retford and Carlton Forest are easily accessible from the M1 and A1.
We are also committed to recruiting and developing talented individuals to enhance our reputation as a forward thinking, can-do Council. We will value your contributions, give you access to a free healthcare cash plan and benefits, offer a very generous 26-32 days holiday package (rising incrementally each year) plus public/bank holidays, and give you the option to purchase additional annual leave tax-free. We will double your monthly pension contributions and provide the option to join our shared cost AVC scheme, offer discounted car parking of around £4 per month, and family friendly policies. All new employees will be able to choose a welcome gift from the following options; 4 months free BPL gym membership, 1 year National Trust membership and many more options. We also offer hybrid working arrangements of partial home/office working.
We value the diversity of our people and actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We maintain fair and well-thought-out recruitment processes at every stage to make sure that everyone is treated equally.
If you would like an informal chat about this role, please contact Catherine Tillman, Head of Finance & Property Services at Catherine.tillman@bassetlaw.gov.uk to arrange a telephone call.

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CLOSING DATE: Sunday 18 th February 2024
INTERVIEW DATE: Week commencing 26th February 2024