Head of Technical Finance, Financial Planning
Employer Location England, Sandwell, West Midlands Salary - per day + £800 per Day Closing date 31 Jul 2025 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
Job Details
📍Location: Birmingham
📅 Contract:Initial 6-month contract
🖥️Work Pattern: Hybrid (2 days per week on-site)
Hays is working in partnership with a local council to recruit a Head of Technical Finance, Financial Planning and Treasury Management. This is a newly created leadership role following a council-wide restructure, offering a unique opportunity to shape the future of financial strategy and governance.
🔑 Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead the Technical Accounting and Strategy function within the Finance Directorate.
2. Drive the Council's financial strategy, including budget planning, financial forecasting, and closure of accounts.
3. Provide strategic financial advice to the Leadership Team and Elected Members to support policy decisions and transformation initiatives.
4. Interpret and implement financial legislation, CIPFA codes of practice, treasury guidance, and other regulatory frameworks.
5. Enhance financial systems and reporting, leading to improvements in core financial platforms and data capabilities.
6. Ensure the team is future-ready, anticipating and preparing for changes in financial regulations and best practices.
7. Promote continuous professional development, supporting colleagues across the council with expert knowledge and guidance.
✅ Ideal Candidate:
8. Extensive experience in senior technical finance roles within the public sector.
9. Deep understanding of local government finance, treasury management, and statutory accounting.
10. Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
11. Proven ability to lead system and process improvements in complex financial environments.
This is a pivotal role for a forward-thinking finance leader ready to make a lasting impact. If you're ready to take on a strategic challenge and help shape the financial future of a major local authority, we'd love to hear from you.
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Company
At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
From CFO to Newly Qualified, we work with talented finance professionals and match them with organisations where they can achieve a lasting impact.
So much more than specialist recruiters in accounting and finance, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. All our consultants have strong relationships across the industry and the support of our extensive global network. That’s why organisations of all types and sizes – from international blue chips to SMEs – trust us to find the people who can help transform their business.
So, whether you want something local or international, permanent, or interim, we have the breadth of coverage and the depth of understanding to help you find it.
We have specialist recruitment teams in the following areas:
12. Corporate Governance
13. Credit Control
14. Part-Qualified Accountant
15. Payroll
16. Public Practice Accounting
17. Public Services Accounting
18. Senior Finance – Qualified
19. Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
20. Tax & Treasury
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