Head Of Corporate Finance

Tameside is one of the ten local authorities that make up Greater Manchester, nestling between the vibrancy of Manchester City Centre and the tranquillity of the Peak District which is on our doorstep. Our nine towns, each with strong identities, share a vision of a more prosperous Tameside with improved life opportunities, higher educational attainment, better paid jobs and the chance to enjoy the scenic places in and around the borough. We are facing real challenges as the cost of living crisis continues. Against this backdrop, we need to sustain the delivery and quality of vital services and provide key strategic financial support to Council directorates. If you have a high performing track record of achieving solutions, can work in partnership and be part of a strong team culture based around a borough wide vision to continually improve services for our residents and businesses, then we would like to hear from you. About You We are looking for a conscientious and committed individual who can lead and operate as part of a team delivering financial outcomes to support transformational success and change. You will also be proactive, highly motivated and dynamic with the drive and ability to succeed and deliver against stringent deadlines. Led by a recently appointed Assistant Director, the Financial Management team is a centralised finance service within the Resources Directorate using the Business Partnering approach to provide business and financial advice, guidance and expertise across the Council. You will play a crucial role supporting the transformation of financially sustainable services that will serve our residents to live healthy and independent lives whilst also advocating the continuous improvement journey within Financial Management. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Finance, the role will support the Council's Corporate Finance responsibilities. The role is a key member of the Resources Directorate Leadership Team bringing influence on all material business decisions, and ensuring the delivery of exceptional financial management and safeguard of public resources. You will be responsible for leading the delivery of a number of essential responsibilities that include :

• Reporting the Council's financial position, both revenue and capital, including the Council's medium-term financial strategy, annual budget and savings programme, treasury management function, the collection fund and completion of the statutory statement of accounts accurately and within required timescales
• Management of the Council's VAT support, advice and guidance
• The development and assimilation of Directorate and Business performance data within financial reporting
• Leading and developing the Corporate Finance team to provide consistent high quality financial and technical support and advice
• Acting as the lead liaison officer with the Council's external auditors
• Evaluating invest to save business cases / service transformation proposals to deliver cost efficiencies, together with the evaluation of future year service delivery models
• The provision of influential input to the decision making process, including objective challenge on strategy and policy development, efficiency and encouraging a culture of continual improvement
• The continuous review, development and implementation of financial systems, policies and procedures
• Advising and supporting Council colleagues and key partners to deliver and transform business priorities with professional and influential challenge where appropriate
The Council actively encourages employees to work differently where feasible to deliver business outcomes. This is supported by a hybrid-working model that combines remote and office based working.

Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities. We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.