Salary range: Grade 17 (£66,378 - £68,784 p.a.) plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Croydon
Croydon Council has faced significant challenges in recent years in terms of its financial position. The financial challenge is steep, but the Government has noted our strong progress, with an Executive Mayor, Cabinet, Chief Executive and Corporate Management Team, who all share a commitment to the task ahead and putting Croydon’s people first.
This is a very exciting time to join Croydon as we move from the recovery and improvement phases to the transformational phase of our journey to bring the Council back to financial sustainability.
Croydon is a fantastic place; a vital part of London’s growth story with a strong identity in its own right and this is a rare chance to make genuine change in a place of great opportunity. What we do together over the next four years will help shape the future of one of London’s most diverse and exciting boroughs.
As a Finance Manager, you will be supporting the Director of Finance (Deputy S151 Officer) and Head of Strategic Finance (Chief Accountant), deputising when required. You will have responsibility for overseeing financial planning, monitoring and statutory reporting of capital expenditure and financing.
You will also lead your team of two Principal Accountants.
To be suitable for the role you need to hold a CCAB/CIMA accountancy qualification or extensive knowledge and experience of local government capital finance. You should have evidence of successfully managing key financial capital processes (budgeting, monitoring, closing of accounts, and completion of grant and statistical returns), and have experience of working successfully as part of a professional team to deliver strong financial management advice to managers.
Benefits and personal development
* Generous paid Annual Leave of up to 31 days (eligibility criteria applies)
* Provision to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave per year (eligibility criteria applies)
* Flexible and Agile working
* Generous sick leave, maternity leave and family leave provisions
* Unbeatable benefits of being in the Local Government Pension Scheme; which includes employer contributions of 20% (average); 'life assurance' (3 years’ salary) and benefit provisions for dependants
* Discounted season tickets for parking in local car parks or an option to cap the daily cost to less than £6
* Interest free travel loans for season tickets
* Confidential and free employee assistance programme and access to staff network groups - BAME, Working Carers, LGBT+, Women’s and Mental Health & Wellbeing
Discounted parking with NCP, Q-Park and Council Car Parks for Council Employees
The Council has negotiated various corporate rates with NCP and Q-Park. Employees can also avail a negotiated daily parking rate of £5 per day with these car parks.
Employee assistance programme
* Free of charge
* Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
* Confidential
* Accessible by phone, email, our website and via instant messaging
* Information on a range of work, family and personal issues
* Up to 6 face‑to‑face counselling sessions per issue. Topics need not be work related
* Independent from your employer and completely unprejudiced
At Croydon we believe that a skilled and committed workforce is crucial to our future success. To deliver council outcomes successfully we need to equip our people with the knowledge and skills they need to operate in a fast paced, ever evolving environment.
We provide a range of learning activities including inductions for new colleagues, management skills development and personal effectiveness training. We continue to develop different options for you to access the learning you need, whether through face‑to‑face workshops, e‑learning or online content.
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
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