Senior Manager - Finance WMF1697e

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Job details

Job reference REQ Date posted 10/02/2025 Application closing date 23/02/2025 Location Blank Salary £78,563 - £81,330 Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Attachments Blank

Senior Manager - Finance WMF1697e

Location: Any Westmorland & Furness anchor building/ agile working

Contract Type: Permanent

About this opportunity

We are looking for a leader with a passion for driving continuous improvement and delivering high-quality services. You will be a dynamic and experienced individual as the Senior Manager for Finance. This role manages and coordinates the resources and work of the Accountancy and Financial Planning team, including Financial Services; providing both revenue and capital budget support to managers, developing the annual Budget and three-year Medium Term Financial Plan, producing the annual Statement of Accounts and undertaking financial modelling to support saving proposals and change projects.

You will also be an active member of the Finance Management Team with collective responsibility for the managerial leadership of the Finance Division of the Resources Directorate, encouraging a culture that promotes the values and behaviours of the Council. Finance Management Team strive for service development and continuous improvement in service performance and the delivery of high-quality strategic aims and performance targets.

Who we are looking for

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Management experience at a senior level in a large, complex, organisation and experience of leading teams of professional finance staff.
• Substantial knowledge and understanding of the Local Authority financial environment and technical accounting requirements.
• Awareness of financial operations, such as systems, policies, practices, procedures, legislation, and major sectoral issues.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong leadership abilities, with evidence of developing and managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to work as part of teams within the service, with other directorates on specific issues, and for initiatives across the Council.
• Successful track record in developing effective working relationships and a proven ability to network.
• Full CCAB accounting qualification.

What can we offer you!

Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site.Our benefits Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)

Would you like to find out more?

For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below documents:

We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process for this specific position, and if you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss this with you.

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Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.