Head of Finance Corporate

Head of Finance - Corporate Salary c£85k Location: Barking/ Hybrid Barking and Dagenham is an amazing place. One of the most ethnically and culturally diverse communities in the UK, there is a commitment to make it a place where people are proud of and want to live, work, study and stay. As the fastest growing borough in London in terms of population & positive change taking place, there has never been a better time to further your career in a place you can make a real difference. We have recently restructured our Finance function to increase resource capability, ensuring we have the right talent in place to navigate the challenging times faced by all local authorities. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Head of Finance leader to join us and enable us to realise our ambitious service provision plans. Corporate Provides Finance expertise to Barking and Dagenham and to its subsidiaries, wholly owned companies and other organisations including but not limited to Be First, Barking and Dagenham Trading Partnership and Reside.

• Report to the Finance Director (Deputy S151).
  
  
• Being a member of the Finance Management Team
• Lead on the development of the medium-term financial planning for the Council and oversee the budget setting process for all Departments to ensure the requirements of the Council's Financial Strategy are met.
• Build strong working relationships with Chief Officers, Directors, elected Members and other internal and external Stakeholders, to provide strategic guidance
• To lead the provision of strategic financial advice to all Directors, their Cabinet Members and directorate management teams through finance business partnering
• 1-5 direct reports and responsible for a team of between 5-15

You're likely to have good cabinet leader exposure and you'll have the drive, determination and resilience to deliver our goals. Find out more by visiting our microsite LBBD Welcome Hays UK and speaking to Simon Winspear ( on ) or Garfield Cameron ( on ) Neha Taneja ( on ) at our recruitment partners, Hays Executive. Timeline
Hays Interviews to be conducted ongoing from 22/08/24 to 25/09/24
LBBD Final Interviews w/c 30/09/2024

The closing date will be 12.00 midday on 20 September 2024 but please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received. Please do not wait until the closing date to apply. Given our transformation, we have a number of opportunities arising in Finance. Please visit the jobs and careers page for information about other roles. - Garfield Cameron