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 Systems 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 exciting opportunity for a talented individual to be part of our team and help deliver our future ambitions.
Supporting the Director of Finance and Head of Financial Management in the provision of financial management to the Council, as part of the Corporate Finance Team you will be central in the implementation of the Council’s recently approved cloud-based Unit 4 Financial System/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System from the start - responsible for a small finance system support team to deliver the project as part of a wider project team that includes colleagues from the Council’s IT & Digital services.
As a pivotal part of the project team, you will work with colleagues and the system provider to ensure value for money and successful delivery of objectives – instrumental in configuration, testing, roll-out and training to ensure successful implementation.
Once embedded, you and your team will develop and maintain the system, along with user support and engagement, ensuring it continues to enable the Council’s transformation and modernisation agenda.
We are seeking a skilled and motivated person with the ability to maintain and develop systems to fulfil the role, which will be varied and afford you the opportunity to demonstrate your many qualities, which will include planning and organising workloads and your ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team to bring about positive change.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
For an informal discussion please contact Jon Ridgeon, Head of Financial Management, by email at jonridgeon@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.
