Interim Head of Finance
- Employer
- Allen Lane Limited
- Location
- London (Greater)
- Salary
- £600 - £675 per day
- Closing date
- 28 Sep 2019
- Reference
- SMAL30
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- Sector
- Local government, Unitary councils, County councils, Borough councils, Local council
- Contract Type
- Interim, contract and temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
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A London Borough currently has a need for an Interim Head of Finance to head up and support a complex and wide ranging directorate which includes: Environment; Leisure; Planning; Engineering; and Housing Management, Repairs, and Development (total spend c£500m per annum).
Main Duties.
- You will be a member of directorate management team and key contact for the Executive Director, and regular cabinet member engagement
- You will lead a team of 12 finance officers (business partners, capital project advisors and management accountants) to embody values of business partnering approach: working proactively with services to provide high-quality financial support to facilitate delivery of organisational outcomes.
- You will be responsible for financial scrutiny and oversight of the council’s ambitious £1bn+ capital programme, incorporating the Community Investment Programme; the authorities plan to deliver over 3,000 new homes and a range of other community assets such as schools through mostly self-financed projects.
- Support the development and delivery of new wholly owned housing company.
Technical Knowledge and Experience:
- CCAB (or equivalent) qualified accountant
- A detailed knowledge of the strategic and technical framework within which individual local government services operate
- Experience of working with politicians
- Senior management experience
- Delivery of significant change programmes
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