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Job Title Finance Manager
Job reference SBF2
Department Corporate Services Directorate
Grade Scp 39-42
Pay From: £45495 per annum To: £48587 per annum
Hours 37 hours per week
Closing date 19 December 2022
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Job Description
We Are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

Making A Difference as A Finance Manager

St Helens Borough Council is at an exciting stage of a significant transformation programme, with the modernisation of the finance function integral to these plans.

We have an opportunity for a highly motivated and ambitious qualified accountant (CCAB/CIMA) with excellent team working skills and self-confidence to support Finance Business Partners in delivering financial support across the Council’s Directorates and Departments.

The position includes the supervision of a small team and working collaboratively with managers and colleagues the successful candidate will play a key role in the provision of accurate and effective financial support and financial information, whilst ensuring that the related accounting, budget and financial planning needs of services and the wider Council are satisfied.

A CCAB/CIMA qualification is essential in providing you with the necessary skills to fulfil the duties, which will be varied and afford the opportunity for you to demonstrate your many qualities, which will include planning and organising workload, decision -making, and your ability to provide high quality advice to a range of stakeholders.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further detail. We very much look forward to receiving your application.

Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Joan Whitfield, Finance Business Partner, by email at joanwhitfield@sthelens.gov.uk

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.

Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality

St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.

NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
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Finance Manager Job Description.pdf
Applicant Letter.pdf
Application Form.pdf
Finance Manager Person Specification.pdf
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