Interim Head of Financial Services - Nuneaton, United Kingdom - Triumph Consultants Ltd

Triumph Consultants Ltd

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Nuneaton, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

What's involved with this role:

Interim

Head of Financial Services

Reference no:
Nuneaton

Pay Rate:
£650.00

per day PAYE

Role Length:
This opening assignment is for 4 months

A Head of Service is required to lead the Financial Services Section in all aspects of its requirements and manage the day-to-day operation of the team ensuring accurate and timely professional financial support at all levels, including budget monitoring and budget strategy.

To work with the Director - Finance and Procurement and other colleagues within Financial Services to ensure the Section achieves excellence in its services to its customers, both internal and external
Key responsibilities:

Aid and guidance to Service Units on financial and technical matters and working in partnership with colleges to support effective and efficient delivery of services and identify service improvements.
Lead in the determination of appropriate financial controls and procedures and ensure that these are adhered to.
Advise on the appropriate levels of resources for the financing of capital and revenue expenditure and to ensure that available resources are maximised.
Lead on the coordination of all revenue and capital budgets regarding the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account and prepare Committee reports.
Lead in the evaluation, development, and maintenance of appropriate accounting systems to provide corporate and management information to meet the needs of Service Units in accordance with statutory and professional standards.
Manage risks and insurances to ensure assets are adequately protected.
Take a key role in the development and review of financial plans and strategies across the organisation, liaising with Directors and Members as required and supporting decision making.
Lead in the closure and production of the annual accounts and their submission for audit to the external auditor.
Provide financial support to the Pride in Camp Hill regeneration project, including budget monitoring and cash flow forecasting.
Be responsible for Treasury Management practices, policies and strategy including reporting to relevant Committees.
Be responsible for maintaining appropriate records and databases to provide advice on legislation, regulations, and professional accounting standards and to be responsible for establishing proper accounting practices.
Undertake financial analysis and options appraisals of capital and investment decisions and make recommendations to Elected Members and the Corporate Management Team.

"Role Requirements" - to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria: Qualifications/Knowledge:

Qualified CCAB (or equivalent) or willing to work towards.
Significant knowledge of business planning, option and investment appraisal techniques.

Experience:

Successful management of budget preparation and closure of final accounts within tight deadlines.
Significant, recent, and relevant experience of production of the Statement of Accounts and liaison with external auditors.
Proven management experience, incorporating successful management of people and resources in a climate of continual legislative and organisational change.
Successful track record of working as part of a team to achieve corporate goals and priorities.
Experience of developing Treasury Management policies and strategies.

Skills/Technical skills:

Able to direct resources and resolves complex issues to ensure that timescales and budgets are met.
Excellent IT skills fully conversant with the Microsoft packages and financial systems.
Good communicator.
Takes account of political and economic pressures.
Ability to keep up to date with technical accounting developments.
Ability to adapt different management styles as appropriate.

_To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF._

_If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity._

Other "Essential Requirements" - Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:

Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, o