Job Purpose:
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Location: Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Duration: Permanent, Full Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full-time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above, currently £30,727 per annum / £15.97 per hour).
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from the employee's first full month's salary.
Job purpose/about the role
To provide financial leadership, high-quality professional advice, strategic forward-looking finance options, and decision support to the Chief Officer and the Integrated Joint Board (IJB).
To plan, develop, and deliver the IJB's financial strategy, ensuring sound governance and Best Value. This includes the preparation and presentation of all reports that meet statutory reporting requirements, safeguarding, and accurate recording and reporting of all financial information.
The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:
* Degree level qualification in a discipline relevant to the role.
* CCAB Qualified Accountant and current membership of a recognised chartered professional body.
* Significant post-qualification experience.
The postholder is able to demonstrate:
* Financial planning and leadership at a senior level in a large multi-function organisation.
* Strategic planning and contributing to the development of business strategies.
* Managing and presenting information for reporting, monitoring, analysing, and evaluating finance and financial planning.
* Advising, influencing, persuading, commanding confidence, and acting assertively in a high-profile environment.
* Engaging proactively and openly with a wide range of stakeholders.
* Using financial systems to advance underlying business objectives, including improving systems to provide better information for decision-making.
* The ability to establish, develop, and deliver all relevant processes for the delivery of complete financial management systems and financial planning.
* Deploying high-level analytical skills and creative problem-solving.
* Meeting deadlines while balancing a range of competing priorities.
* Communicating clearly with colleagues and stakeholders.
* Thinking strategically with willingness and an ability to deal with day-to-day issues.
* Ability to manage competing risks in the context of the IJB Risk Appetite Statement.
About Us
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation, meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact us.
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners/spouses/families: [email address]. We can answer questions about jobs, our application/selection process, and our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for, including those with disabilities, care leavers, youth in Aberdeen, apprentices, and refugees, among others. Further details can be found at our jobs page.
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