Job Description

Responsibilities

• To work with the Senior Leadership Teams to define, agree and deliver service priorities including but not limited to the delivery of the Medium Term Financial Strategy, Top 6 Council priorities and any other major projects.
• To deliver the Councils corporate financial requirements in line with internal and external regulations and timescales.
• To be responsible for the co-ordination of the financial forecast reporting to the respective Leadership Teams. To lead on the strategic budget process for the business and manage detailed reviews of the respective base budgets.
• To apply technical expertise/professional analysis to high level problem resolution, using consistent technical judgement to guide the Council’s decision making.
• Act as a representative for the Head of Financial Operations, Assistant Director for Finance and Property, Corporate Director of Resources and Deputy Chief Executive and the Resources Directorate as a whole.

• Develop networks to share/exchange information/experience/expertise/best practices to enable delivery of services.

• Work with external individuals, partners and groups to facilitate the delivery of Service objectives.
• Develop mutually beneficial internal/external working relationships and use these to get feedback on effectiveness of service delivered.
• Manage and/or give technical direction to own staff or others for the most effective delivery of business requirements.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities