Finance Team Leader, 2 High Street

Location:

Perth and Kinross Council, 2 High Street, Perth, PH1 5PH, United Kingdom, High Street 2

Salary:

£56,348 - £60,647 per year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Position Type:

Full Time

Hours:

36 hours per week

We currently have the following opportunity:

Finance Team Leader - PKC13941

£56,348 - £60,647

2 High Street, Perth

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a high calibre finance professional to join the Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will jointly lead on the production of the monthly Finance Monitoring Pack, the production of the Statutory Annual Accounts and providing technical accountancy advice in line with the Code of practice on local authority accounting (CIPFA code) and other relevant legislation to the Health and Social Care Partnership. This will include fulfilling the statutory fiscal obligations of the Integration Joint Board (IJB).

The post holder will assist the Finance Manager in contributing to and supporting the emerging portfolio of innovative transformation projects across health and social care. They will also assist the Finance Manager in the development and finalisation of the IJB Financial Plan, including provision of senior finance support to the Senior Management Team.

The post holder will support the Finance Team to deliver monthly and annual financial reporting at both partnership and IJB level. The post holder will also be responsible for the direct line management of a Senior Finance Officer.

The post holder will also be responsible for timely provision of high quality financial and performance information. This will require demonstrable evidence of ability to work effectively with a wide range of executives, operational managers, professional leaders and with finance teams in NHS Tayside and Perth & Kinross Council.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

Skills & Experience Required

We seek a candidate with significant finance and team management experience, strong leadership qualities, and excellent communication skills to be able to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, and influence at all levels of the organisation.

You will be able to interpret complex information to deliver key insights and continuous improvement to processes.

You will be educated to Degree Level, a fully qualified accountant and current member of a recognised CCAB (e.g CIPFA/ACCA/CIMA) accountancy body.

Strong analytical skills and post-qualification experience in a large and complex organisation are also required.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.