East Suffolk Council
Location
Lowestoft, Suffolk | United Kingdom
Job description
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council’s Financial Planning Team as a Finance Planning Manager .
Your role
Responsible to the Deputy Chief Finance Officer, we are looking for an exceptional professional to be responsible for the operational management of the Financial Planning team and ensure the team delivers the Medium-Term Financial Strategy.
Your duties will involve managing the preparation and delivery of the Council’s annual revenue budget setting process, in-year budget monitoring and reporting of the year-end financial outturn position.
What you will need
We are looking for someone who seeks continuous improvement with service delivery, is highly organised and pays attention to detail. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as you will work closely with operational and back office services within the Council and external partners, to support the delivery of the Council’s corporate projects and initiatives.
You will be a CCAB qualified finance professional , seeking a role in a progressive, forward-thinking organisation which offers the opportunity to demonstrate key achievements to date, further develop your skills and lead on the delivery of a successful Finance function. It is essential that you have the knowledge and experience to lead a budget setting and management function, preferably in a public sector environment. If you have the qualities and experience that we are seeking along with the energy, ideas and commitment, we would like to hear from you.
In return, we can offer great opportunities for training and development. We want you to stay with us for the long-term, so we’ll give you all the support we can to build a great career with our organisation. There’s also a superb benefits package including flexible working options and purpose-built, brand new office accommodation, as well as a generous leave entitlement, discount scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, pension scheme and free car parking.
Why work for us?
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (youtube.com) .
Here are some of the main benefits:
Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf) .
The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.
For more information
For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Lorraine Rogers by emailing [email protected]
Closing date: 5pm, 28 March 2024.
Interview date: week commencing 8 April 2024.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (docx) .
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx) . Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).
Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.
For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (suffolkjobsdirect.org)
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Salary
£51.52k - £55.6k per annum
