Finance Manager

Good Afternoon,

I am currently representing Enfield Council, who are offering a permanent position for the right candidate.

We are looking for a Finance Manager (Environment & Communities) this role will be: EN1 3XY.

The right candidate will:

A vacancy has arisen in the Finance Business Partnering team for a Finance Manager to lead on the financial support provided to the Council and senior management in respect of Environment and Communities.

The role reports to the Head of Finance and is the finance lead supporting these service areas, whilst overseeing a team of 5 staff. Key deliverables and responsibilities of the role are:

• Provide expert financial advice and support to the Environment and Communities Directorate in the provision of accurate and timely financial information including developing strategic financial plans, budget setting, financial reporting and supporting and challenging decision making.
• To provide information using analysis that clearly presents the financial performance, cost drivers, levers for change and implications to senior management and non-financial staff. To go beyond the financial information, explore what operations or activities lead to the financial outputs and hence understand the service in-depth.
• To work closely with finance colleagues to support corporate reporting and other requirements including; contributing to the overall budget process, financial monitoring, closure of accounts and service wide initiatives and improvements.
• Ensuring robust financial controls, processes and accurate record keeping. Leading on continuous service improvement.
• Staff support and management.

We require the following:

• To be suitable for the role you should be able to demonstrate strong business partnering skills, commercial acumen and an in-depth understanding of the finance and funding requirements of the Environment and Communities functions within a local authority.
• A CCAB accountancy qualification, or part qualified and actively studying for such a qualification and able to demonstrate an equivalent level of skills, knowledge and understanding of accountancy and financial matters through a significant amount of relevant experience
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of local government finance, budgeting and accounting, and experience in providing high level advice, support and challenge on a variety of complex financial and service issues

To discuss this opportunity further please send over an up-to-date CV and give me a call on (phone number removed)

If you know someone who would be a good fit for the role, please send over their contact details and get in touch, as we do offer a generous referral fee.

IF THIS ROLE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO YOU, BUT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ROLE, PLEASE SEND OVER YOUR CV AND I WILL CHECK WHAT ROLES I HAVE AVAILABLE.

Look forward to speaking with you soon,