Head of Finance (Adults, Public Health & Housing)

Ref: REQ09669

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Finance & Customer Services

Based at: Riverside House, Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Salary details: £66,860- £71,539 per annum (pay award pending)

Job details: 37 Hours, Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 5^th June 2022

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has made rapid and significant progress on its improvement journey and it is an exciting time to join Rotherham. Do you share our commitment to making a difference? Are you an ambitious leader who can help us progress on this journey?

The Finance service structure is set up to ensure that it has the capacity and leadership required to deliver the excellent service that is needed and expected in order to achieve the Council’s future ambitions. This is a great opportunity to work at the heart of the organisation, making a real difference and playing a crucial role shaping the future of the Council.

A member of the Financial Services Management Team (see attached structure chart), the post holder will lead the finance team providing high level finance business partnering advice and support to the Leadership Team and Service Managers within the Directorate for Adults, Public Health and Housing.  

The post holder will also be a member of the Directorate’s Leadership Team and will be responsible for delivery of a work programme jointly set by the Strategic Director - Adults, Public Health & Housing and the Strategic Director - Finance and Customer Services. The post holder reports to the Assistant Director – Financial Services (Deputy S151 Officer).

If you are an ambitious CCAB qualified accountant with excellent management and leadership qualities, looking for a career enhancing opportunity to make a genuine difference, then we would love to hear from you.      

Please view the Job/Person profile for a full description of the role and person specification.

Informal discussions with prospective candidates are welcomed. To find out more about the role and the vision for Rotherham’s financial services of the future, please contact Judith Badger, Strategic Director – Finance & Customer Services, (01709 822046); or Graham Saxton, Assistant Director – Financial Services (01709 822034); or Rob Mahon, Head of Corporate Finance (01709 254518.

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