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Manchester City CouncilSee more

addressAddressManchester, Greater Manchester
CategoryEngineering

Job description

Working Hours: 35 hours per week    

Contract Type: Full Time, Temporary - 12 months  

Closing Date: 12 April 2024

 

This role is subject to -  

  • Qualification - The roleholder must be a qualified CCAB accountant.
 

We are looking for a motivated finance professional, with exceptional leadership skills and experience of financial modelling to work on a new and innovative programme of Net Zero carbon initiatives running until March 2026, working collaboratively with Manchester Climate Change agency, GMCA and strategic commercial partners alongside sector experts. The programme will play a pivotal role in enabling Manchester to achieve its ambitious target of becoming a zero-carbon, climate-resilient city by 2038 at the latest, by accelerating the development of a robust net zero project pipeline of up to £5 billion by 2028 and £12 billion by 2038, spanning heat, renewable energy, and transport.    

 

The finance role holder will add expert capacity to enable the Council to gear up for accelerated net zero delivery across Manchester (including decarbonisation of the Council’s estate) at pace and scale using novel, blended investment funds. 

The role will involve collaborative working with GMCA to ensure a future investment strategy and funds, along with its governance and delivery mechanisms, is aligned to Manchester’s strategic priorities and net zero project pipeline. 

The role holder will work closely with Heads of Services and Managers to ensure budgets accurately reflect their service areas, ensure the Council is able to provide accurate forecasts, and to identify risks and potential mitigations. Providing financial modelling and comprehensive advice to support the delivery of plans across the service areas, leading on the budget monitoring for Directorate Finance, advising on and managing the financial aspects of high level initiatives and projects undertaken by the City Council.The role also involves leading a team of staff, each with their own areas or responsibility, supporting the relevant service managers across the directorate and working with performance colleagues to align financial and performance information to ensure accurate reporting. Finally, they will be responsible for closedown of accounts at year end and attendance at meetings with senior officers and completion of statutory returns and reports. 

Prior experience of Zero carbon initiatives desirable but not essential.  For more information please contact Kate Stonehouse at [email protected].

 
Due to internal promotion and the implementation of a new financial management system in the coming year there are a range of opportunities available both permanent and temporary, the temporary roles will be for a minimum period of 12 months.

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As a senior member of the Financial Management Team, the post holder will actively contribute to the successful development of the service, its people and its performance.

  • Excellent communication skills including relaying financial information to non-financial managers and experience of building effective working relationships.
  • Effectively lead, manage and develop a team of staff.
  • Provide financial advice and support to the delivery of key capital and revenue projects and support the development of innovative financial models.
  • Personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement.
We want to support talented, passionate individuals to develop and progress through our Financial Management Service, launch a rewarding career in Local Government Finance, and become a future senior manager and leader of the City council. .
You’ll need to be a high-performing, enthusiastic person who is adaptable, resourceful and determined to turn your talents, and our investment in you, into a better future for Manchester and its 
residents. This role is no walk in the park. Fourteen years of cuts and austerity have stretched our budgets, services, residents and local economy close to the limits. But Manchester has bucked trends and is continuing to grow.

That’s because we attract staff who can think differently, who listen to and work with our residents – and each other –with profound understanding and compassion, and who aren’t afraid to try new things to get us where we aim to be.
Are you ready to make a long-term commitment to working for Manchester City Council, helping us to tackle our complex and diverse challenges, and to provide the support, challenge, training, insight and intelligence our services need to make the best of our budgets for the benefit of our residents? You must be prepared to challenge the status quo to bring about change, be able to learn and share knowledge and experiences, have resilience and show dedication to making our city and our residents the best that they can be.
In return we will support and develop you in all aspects of the Financial Management service and to do this you will require an insight and understanding of all the services that we deliver and procure, to enable you to become everything you want to be.
If you’re interested in this exciting and rewarding career opportunity, please complete the application form and please read our blog below for additional information. 

Please be sure to submit a personal statement outlining how you match the role profile, note that any applications with CV’s only will not be considered.

 
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Benefits

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.  When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.  To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another: We take time to listen and understand We work together and trust each other We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things We’re proud and passionate about Manchester A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve. Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council  At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve.  We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.    If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.      Guaranteed Interview Scheme As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria: Members of the Armed Forces and veterans Are currently in care, or have previously been in care If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition Accessibility  As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.  We’ve also included some useful tips on how to submit the best application. When you join us  We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.  Other relevant information  Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment Who we are - Manchester City Council  Privacy Notice
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