Strategic Finance Manager - Treasury and Pensions WCC

As Strategic Finance Manager you can make your own powerful contribution to the delivery of treasury management in Westminster City Council, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Ensuring that each authority's cash, borrowing and investment activities are managed correctly, you'll lead the development, review and implementation of the Councils' Treasury Management and Annual Investment strategies and policies, ensuring compliance with the relevant codes, guidance and governance.

Providing strategic oversight of cash flow, liquidity, investment and borrowing requirements, you'll also lead the identification, assessment and management of treasury risks, and oversee investment counter parties and financial institutions.

Monitoring the financial markets, economic developments and changes in legislation, you'll provide high-quality professional advice to your senior colleagues, ensure robust reporting of treasury activity and performance, and lead the preparation of reports for senior managers, audit committees and other bodies. You'll also play a key role in supporting the effective governance of the three Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds, and help with the preparation of committee and local pension board reports, governance policies, regulatory compliance, Member training and the implementation of decisions.

You'll have a number of additional responsibilities - these include assisting with the implementation of LGPS investment pooling requirements, and ensuring that the decisions of each administering authority are implemented and monitored effectively. Providing professional leadership and developing the capability, resilience and succession planning of the staff you work with, you'll be committed to building collaborative relationships across the three Councils and with external advisers, financial institutions and professional bodies.

And it goes without saying that you'll be dedicated to driving efficient processes, appropriate use of technology and the highest standards of treasury management and pension fund governance.

To be a success in this significant role you should have well developed experience of working in a senior finance role with a large and complex organisation, preferably in local government or the wider public sector. Capable of providing high quality financial advice and support to key stakeholders, explaining complex issues clearly and supporting effective decision making, you'll also possess a deep understanding of financial planning, financial management and corporate finance, and the challenges and opportunities that face large organisations such as ours.

With the ability to analyse complex information and develop effective governance, controls, policies and procedures, your superb interpersonal skills will allow you to build positive relationships with a diverse range of colleagues and stakeholders, and deliver complex projects and programmes to demanding deadlines. It's important that you possess strong knowledge of the local authority treasury framework, and in addition to the ability to analyse complex financial information, investment proposals, market data and risk exposures, you should also have excellent strategic judgement and risk management skills.

Your highly developed writing talents will see you producing authoritative strategies, policies, committee reports and briefings, while your confident presentation and influencing skills will allow you to advise senior officers and elected Members and, if appropriate, challenge external advisers and financial institutions. An inspirational leader and manager with strong organisational, project and change management skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities, respond effectively to changing legislation and financial markets and drive improvements to the way we work, you should also hold a CCAB/CFA/IMC or an equivalent professional qualification.

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