Service Leader - Finance

Job Description

Based at Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar.

This job is workstyle 5 - Flexi.

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from home for part of your week and spend some time in council buildings to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

Leading a team of professional staff you will provide expert financial advice and support to the Council and its services in a challenging but rewarding environment. In a role which gives variety and a high degree of autonomy you will deputise for the Council's statutory finance officer and lead on the preparation of the Council's budgets and annual accounts as well as overseeing budget monitoring activity.

You will also be required to provide advice and support to the Council's elected members and senior officers so excellent interpersonal and communication skills will be required. This role provides an excellent opportunity for someone looking to further their career in finance and who has a strong track record of achievement and in managing change.

Please note interviews will be held Monday, 18 November 2024.

Requirements

Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

Please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities and care experienced young people. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.