Finance Manager Welfare and Benefits
- Job Ref: CO03-1695d
- Directorate:Finance and Commercial
- Salary: £55,512 - £55,766
- Pay Level: 9
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Working Hours: 37 hours a week
The closing date for applications is: 29th June 2024
Interviews will be held week commencing: TBC
What you'll be doing:- Working flexibly across the department you will be involved in managing a team of Financial Accountants, Finance Assistants and Trainees
- You will help implement the council's strategy on continuous service improvement
- Work with colleagues to confirm savings proposals and develop and review capital projects
- Undertake service analysis to support the yearend position and the final accounts process
- Liaise between the business and Government departments to ensure completion of all statutory matters.
- Alongside other teams, produce financial and commercial analysis to support the financial strategy, decision making and service reviews.
- Manage financial modelling of new services.
- Support Budget Managers during budget preparation, monthly monitoring and other times.
- Track record of success working within a finance functionwith substantial budgets.
- Ideally experience specifically within Welfare and Benefits.
- Experience of maintaining positive partnerships / relationships within a complex business
- Experience of analysing and providing advice / guidance on finance and policy issues.
- Relevant professional qualifications &a;ndash; CCAB / CIMA or overseas equivalent
- Wide understanding of strategic financial planning
People are proud to live and work in Slough where diversity is celebrated and where residents can enjoy fulfilling prosperous and healthy lives. Our vision is to make a difference to our communities and our environment.
Slough Borough Council is a fantastic place to work offering a supportive place to grow and develop your career with a real opportunity for your input to be valued and heard. Ambition and innovation will be required now more than ever.
Alongside a competitive salary, there are a range of great benefits including:
- 26 days annual leave (not including Bank holidays), rising to 30 days between 2 - 5 years' service and 33 days after 5 years' service.
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Our commitment to equality and diversity through a range of employee networks
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Tax - free childcare and childcare services
- Discounted car parking
- Season loan ticket - to help with the cost of your rail / bus journey to &a;amp; from work.
You will need to submit an applicationby clicking the "Apply" details below.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Applicants should be aware that should you be appointed, allposts will besubject to satisfactorypre-employment checks.
Slough Borough Council is an inclusive employer and encourages and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. We select staff on merit and aim to have a workforce that is representative of the community it serves.To monitor the effectiveness of our processes to promote equality and inclusion, we askapplicants to complete the Equalities Monitoring Section on our application form, though this is entirely voluntary and will not affect the progress of your application. In accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, the information you provide will only be used for the purposes of equality monitoring.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all applicants who have chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form and can evidence the minimum criteria for the role through their application.
We want our application process to be open and accessible. If you wish to make your application in an alternative format, please email quoting the job reference &a;ndash; our Accessibility Statement has more information.
How to Apply:
Please click on the apply button below to submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you!
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a number of suitable applicants therefore, please submit your application as soon as possible.