Financial Services Manager
Listed on 2026-10-11
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Finance & Banking
Financial Compliance, Financial Manager, Corporate Finance, Financial Reporting
Opus People Solutions are hiring for a Financial Services Manager within our Local Authority client based in Redditch. The role is 37 hours per week, offering hybrid working (1 day on-site per week), with a contract length of 6 months+.
Leading the Financial Services function across a shared service arrangement supporting two sovereign councils
Managing Finance, Payroll, Exchequer and Insurance teams and ensuring effective day-to-day service delivery
Supporting the development of long-term financial planning and ensuring resources are aligned to corporate priorities
Overseeing annual budget setting, budget monitoring and financial performance reporting
Managing capital programmes, capital accounting and treasury management activities
Supporting the production of statutory accounts and leading finance input into the year-end closedown process
Providing financial advice and challenge to senior managers, directors and elected members
Preparing and presenting reports to committees, senior leadership teams and key stakeholders
Leading on risk management activities and supporting the maintenance of corporate risk registers
Driving continuous improvement, value for money initiatives and the development of financial systems and processes
Supporting both internal and external audit requirements and ensuring strong financial governance and controls
The ideal candidate will have experience with:
Significant post-qualification experience within a Local Government finance environmentCIPFA or other CCAB qualification (or significant progress towards qualification)
Managing and developing finance teams and overseeing service delivery
Revenue and capital budget setting, monitoring and financial planning
Statutory accounts preparation, year-end closedown and external audit processes
Treasury management, capital accounting and financial governance
Risk management frameworks and corporate risk reporting
Developing or improving computerised financial systems and processes
Producing and presenting reports to senior officers, elected members and committees
Building strong relationships with stakeholders across complex organisations
Providing strategic financial advice to senior leadership teams
All offers will be subject to satisfactory compliance screening, including right to work in the UK and references.
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