Dsg Consultant Finance Manager

Summary

The Finance Manager will play a pivotal leadership role within the Finance and Commercial Directorate, contributing to the council's goal of establishing a “Best in Class” finance function. The role involves providing strategic financial leadership, conducting thorough financial analysis, and offering commercial insights to facilitate effective decision-making, organizational transformation, and the delivery of cost-effective services.

• Partner with budget managers to develop, monitor, and challenge budgets, savings proposals, and capital programs.
• Lead financial monitoring activities, ensuring timely and accurate analysis of financial performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Support budget managers during budget preparation, forecasting, year-end processes, and account closure.
• Ensure robust financial controls, reconciliations, and supporting documentation are maintained.
• Identify and manage financial pressures and risks, recommending mitigating actions and escalating unresolved issues as necessary.

Essential Experience

Required:

• Experience, evidenced by a record of success, of managing a significant organisational function or service in a large multi-disciplined organisation with comparable scope, budgets and resources, including of commercial and financial management.

Essential Qualifications

Required:

• CCAB-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS) or CIMA qualified (or overseas equivalent).
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• Postgraduate qualification or significant relevant experience demonstrating equivalent knowledge.

• Working hours:
  
  37 hours per week.
• Location:
  
  25 Windsor Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2EJ
  , United Kingdom.
• Hybrid working arrangements:
  To be discussed at interview, minimum 2 days per week.
• Schedule:
  
  Bi-weekly.