Job Description
1. Ensure that the Authority's finances are effectively managed and monitored, and advise the Authority on financial planning, strategy and policies.
2. Advise the Authority and its committees on and prepare the annual budget estimates of income and expenditure for revenue services, the capital budget programme and annual precept requirements.
3. Monitor and manage the Authority's budget expenditure and income, and to provide the Authority and committees with a regular statement covering the headings within the approved annual revenue and capital budgets.
4. Ensure that all management reports are reported to the Authority, and the statutory internal and external audit requirements are undertaken and completed each year, and any consequential action taken.
5. Ensure that the issuing and reporting on invoices for goods & services and salaries and expenses are administered accurately and legally.
6. Ensure that accounts are controlled, and the Authority informed of the ongoing financial position.
7. Ensure all records are prepared for audit purposes
8. Ensure that the Authority's obligations for financial risk management, including risk assessments, are fully met and where necessary risk are properly insured.
9. Ensure that adequate financial security, and internal financial and accounting controls, are in place and periodically reviewed, and the accounting records of the Authority are maintained and kept up to date in accordance with appropriate and recognised practices.
10. Ensure that any other duties as set out within financial regulations are met.
11. Lead and manage the Finance and Resources departments including Assets and Facilities Management, Fleet Management and Technical Services functions to provide an efficient and effective service, including providing professional advice to all levels of the service, when required.