Hyndburn Borough Council - Head of Finance

• Chief Officer Grade - JNC 21-25: £62,753 – 68,674
• JNC for Chief Officers
• Car user allowance: £4,300 per annum

Hyndburn Council is in good financial shape and has significant opportunities for future growth and development to benefit its residents. We’re looking for an exceptional Head of Finance to manage all aspects of our accountancy service and Administration services, ensuring that our systems and the work of the teams combine to produce quality information and excellent financial management across the Council. You’ll need to show us you have the ability to manage a large team facing an number of ambitious challenges and assist the Council in its wider desire to improve and modernise.

The full job description and person specification is included within this document, and includes the following as primary objectives:

• To manage/lead/direct the activities of the Accountancy and Administration teams.
• To facilitate effective financial management for the authority.
• To ensure that the Council’s accountancy systems and practices operate in accordance with standards and procedures agreed with the Executive Director (Resources).
• To act as the Council’s Deputy S151 Officer.
• Our ideal candidate will bring:
• A CCAB qualification as well as a management qualification, with membership of a relevant accountancy body and evidence of CPD.
• At least three years’ experience in financial management (preferably in a Local Authority).
• Experience of managing, motivating and leading a team, planning workloads and monitoring performance against targets.
• Experience of the legislative and regulatory framework.
• Experience of the production of annual statement of accounts in adherence with a strict timetable, and of the production and development of a business wide budget setting process.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

If you have the right experience and can demonstrate that your skills and experience match these requirements, we would love to hear from you.

You can review the full candidate pack for the role here.

For a confidential discussion contact: Andreas.Efthymiou@penna.com or 07546 415 794.

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