Are you a Finance maestro with a flair for Medium Term Financial Strategy planning? Do you thrive on navigating complex financial landscapes and delivering impeccable advice? If so, Southwark Council is calling you to join us as an inspiring Senior Finance Manager to support our Professional Finance Services team.
At the Council's Professional Finance Services (PFS) division, we're about more than just numbers, we're about supporting and transforming lives and communities. With a dedicated team of around 50 professionals, our 'hub and spoke' model connects three departmental finance teams and a central corporate finance team to deliver exceptional services.
We're on the lookout for an experienced Part of Fully Qualified Accountant who is passionate about management accounting and ready to drive strategic financial decisions that support our corporate ambitions.
Your mission:
- Provide financial accountancy services with detailed analysis and informed advice through an expert finance lens.
- In this role, you will be at the heart of our financial operations, taking charge of budget monitoring across key corporate finance areas including Finance, IT, Commercial and Facilities Management (CFM), Legal, and more.
- Lead a team of accountants supporting financial planning for the organisation and for two service departments.
- Support the delivery of a balanced budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS), coordinating a range of corporate finance functions.
- Ensure the integrity of financial information and compliance with regulatory frameworks, adopting a best practice approach.
- Support the achievement of financial targets, departmental business programmes, and management practice performance.
- Offer valuable finance insights to the Senior Finance Management Team (SMT), ensuring the success of our corporate objectives.
- Take on additional responsibilities including business administration and deputising for the Assistant Director or Finance when required.
How will you make an impact:
We need a dynamic and experienced Accountant with proven experience of Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) who will bring a blend of the following:
- Progress towards or completion of chartered accountancy qualifications (CIMA, ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, or ICAS).
- A collaborative and adaptable approach, with a passion for engaging others and fostering a cost-saving mindset.
- Previous Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) accountancy experience, ideally within Local Government or the Public Sector.
- Proficiency in financial reporting, analysis, and strategic decision-making.
- A passion for creating and maintaining a cost-conscious culture, balanced with practical pragmatism.
- The ability to design and implement robust processes, structures, and systems to support change management.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the capability to embed sound financial principles and controls.
- Enjoy a balanced approach with flexible home working, alongside occasional travel to our London Bridge HQ.
If you're ready to bring your expertise to a role where your work truly matters, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and be part of something bigger!
About Southwark Council
Southwark Council is the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark's residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues such as The Shard, The Tate Modern and Borough Market along with many social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.?Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals, and attend our universities.
Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark's communities and the council's staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
Benefits and more information:
Working for Southwark Council - Southwark
Salary Range: £56,271 - £69,990
Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on the 29th September 2024
Interview Date: W/C the 7th of October 2024
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian, and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, in which case we will move the key dates for the process. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.