Head of Finance
Employer Location England, Suffolk, Ipswich / England, Suffolk Salary - per annum + £61,116 - £65,749 + LGPS Closing date 28 May 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.
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Head of Finance
Salary: £61,116 - £65,749
Hybrid working (min 1 day a week onsite)
A Head of Finance role within a Local Authority for a town with a rich heritage and an exciting future. As a regional centre, we play a vital role in the county's economic success. This is the perfect time to join us. We have developed a new corporate strategy and operating model that maximises the many opportunities available to us and defines our core purpose to champion our community and revitalise our town.
We are on an exciting journey as we look to champion our vibrant communities and prioritise the revitalisation of our county town. As part of this, we are looking for a proactive, passionate and positive Head of Finance to bring financial expertise and leadership to the organisation.
Reporting to the Council's Assistant Director, Finance and working closely with our Director of Resources, you will lead the Council's operational finance team to develop robust and compliant financial processes across the Council and to ensure managers across the Council are supported to effectively manage their budgets.
You will also oversee the production of the annual Statement of Accounts, and the relationships with internal and external audit.
Our finance team will report to you, who cover the full range of a local authority finance function. This includes budgetary control, financial reporting, management accounting, treasury management, income collection and maintaining the corporate finance ICT system, Agresso. Each service area has an assigned Business Support Accountant, who works with the Head of Service on all financial matters.
As Head of Finance, you will be pivotal in the delivery of our financial transformation programme, which seeks to improve efficiency, procurement, finance processes and protocols and financial systems. This includes overseeing the implementation of a new financial system from One Advanced.
This is a great opportunity, to help the Council's future financial policy and achievements as well as be part of the corporate management team to drive the delivery of our new Corporate Plan. You will also be a key player in the Council's financial preparations for local government reorganisation.
This is a role for a passionate, qualified accountancy professional who will bring a wealth of enthusiasm, supplemented with experience of working in a complex, multi-faceted financial leadership role. We will give you the support and opportunity to develop and grow.
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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:
1. Corporate Governance
2. Credit Control
3. Part-Qualified Accountant
4. Payroll
5. Public Practice Accounting
6. Public Services Accounting
7. Senior Finance – Qualified
8. Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
9. Tax & Treasury
You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow
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