Head of Service Finance (City, Corporate & Contracted Services)
7 days left to apply
Hove Town Hall (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
Basic DBS check required
£65182 - £71379
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Job introduction
Would you like to enhance your professional financial career in an exciting leading role?
Can you motivate and develop a dynamic and diverse team?
Do you have effective communication, interpersonal and leadership skills?
We are seeking a full time Head of Service Finance to lead one of its three Service Finance teams providing a full range of financial business partner support and advisory services. This includes strategic financial planning and budget setting, financial management reporting and monitoring, and accounting and technical financial support to the following services:
- City Services directorate
- Corporate Services directorate
- South Downs National Park Authority (contracted service)
About the role
You will:
- Be highly organised, have effective written and oral communication skills, including good presentation and report-writing skills,
- have an ability to operate at a strategic financial planning level,
- build professional relationships with senior customer and client representatives, and, lead and develop a high performing team to provide excellent customer service.
- have knowledge and experience of financial management, planning and appraisal.
- You will be primarily supporting directorates that cover major corporate functions such as HR, Legal and Property, as well as City Services, a large directorate covering sustainability and transport, refuse, recycling and waste disposal, cultural services, sports & leisure services, planning and estate management.
This covers annual revenue budgets of over £160 million and capital investment and regeneration budgets of over £100 million.
The City Services directorate is also the lead directorate for carbon reduction and sustainability initiatives, aiming to work with city partners to promote change across the city.
The role includes providing the Deputy Chief Finance Officer role under contract to the South Downs National Park Authority. This provides an opportunity to work with a unique authority in the region focused on managing and promoting the South Downs and its environment.
We value our staff and are committed to building and maintaining a fair, inclusive and supportive culture. In return you will be offered:
- up to 29 days paid annual leave (+ bank holidays)
- excellent pension options
- a flexible workplace where we accommodate a wide range of working patterns and are keen to help staff maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- a friendly service working with people from all diverse backgrounds reflecting the city we serve;
- a service that is inclusive and supports and develops its staff in a wide range of training and development opportunities. Many of our current managers came through apprenticeships or entry level positions.
- workplace adjustments for candidates needing additional support
- a wide range of welfare and wellbeing resources including staff discount schemes and staff networks such as: the BME Workers’ Forum, LGBT Workers’ Forum and Women Workers’ Forum, the Disabled Workers’ and Carers Network
For an informal discussion, please contact Nigel Manvell, Chief Finance Officer 07717 315606.
To apply, please click the apply button above.
Closing date: 16 September 2024.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).