Finance Manager Grade 8 – £50,788 - £54,971 per annum Permanent - full time, 37 hours per week. Flexible work style: Hybrid Working – Working at home and the Civic Centre or any other suitable location (as required by the service). About Us Be part of something special, be a part of Wolverhampton! a diverse and inclusive city, packed with passion, pride and endless potential. At the City of Wolverhampton Council, we’re embarking on the next phase of our journey of transformation and change, ensuring we deliver on the Our City, Our Plan priorities and Our Future Council programme, our proactive and pragmatic response to local government financial challenges. We have an exciting opportunity available at Finance Manager level within the Strategic Finance service. We pride ourselves on being a supportive finance function that delivers a high standard of professional financial advice across the organisation by making strong relationships with budget managers and being part of the exciting improvements this city is making. About You We are looking for an experienced finance professional to join us as a Finance Manager. You will be responsible for managing a small team, reporting to a Finance Business Partner. You must be a chartered accountant (CCAB/CIMA) with public sector experience. You will have the drive, determination and enthusiasm to deliver a high quality service for those you will support in trying to achieve the aims of the city. You will have significant post qualification experience of supporting leadership teams, developing and maintaining good working relationships with stakeholders and producing high quality reports for management information and decision making. Other desirable attributes include experience of working at a senior level on multidisciplinary teams such as on transformational projects and programmes, as well as experience of working with multiple funding sources. You will thrive on working to strict and challenging deadlines and be committed to maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards. In return, you will receive a competitive salary, a generous annual leave entitlement, support with CPD, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and other employee benefits including a range of retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes. Please be advised the Job Description of Finance Manager is a generic job description and so outlines all possible duties of the post, but not that individual post holders would be expected to undertake all of these duties on a day to day basis. Closing date for applications: 26 June 2025 Interviews to be held week commencing 7 July 2025 To arrange an informal discussion or for further detail on the role please contact: Luke Dabin-Williams, Head of Finance Email: luke.dabin-williams@wolverhampton.gov.uk For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Our working arrangements All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements. Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for. For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policies and much more please click here. Diversity We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality. Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents. Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential. We've received the Stonewall Gold Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace. As of March 2023, the RACE Code Quality Mark signifies our active engagement with racial equality. These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post. We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums here Recruitment of Ex-Offenders We are committed to the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background. The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against any individual on the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure - Learn more here Employment Information & Support If you are considering applying for an apprenticeship or a role where the salary is (Grade 2-5), and would like to visit us to learn about the application, interview process and what it is like to work for the council, please click on this link to find out more - Learn more here Attached documents Finance Manager JDPS.pdf