Finance Team Leader, 2 High Street, Perth

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Finance Team Leader - PKC14211
£56,348 - £60,647
2 High Street, Perth

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a high calibre finance professional to join the Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will :-

• Lead the Finance Team in producing monthly budget monitoring packs for Senior Management, assist in strategic budget setting and other performance monitoring activities.
• Provide expert financial advice to senior managers and service leads of varying disciplines
• Support strategic decision making through high quality financial information and analysis
• Contribute to the development and delivery of savings and transformation and improvement programmes
• Ensure robust financial controls and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
• Provide line management duties and mentoring and support to the wider finance team

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

Skills & Experience Required

We are seeking an experienced finance professional who combines strong technical expertise with excellent leadership and communication skills. 

Essential criteria includes :-

• Degree-level education
• Current membership of a recognised CCAB (or CIMA) professional body
• Commitment to Continued Professional Development (CPD)

You will also have  :-

• Significant management accounting experience, preferably within a Local Authority, NHS or similarly complex public sector organisation
• Experience producing and presenting complex financial information to senior officers to support decision making
• Experience of budget monitoring and scrutiny within a large organisation
• Experience in leading, managing and developing staff
• Experience working collaboratively across organisational boundaries and a wide range of stakeholders

This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the delivery of Health & Social Care services across Perth and Kinross and provides the opportunity to work across a complex, multi-organisational environment with significant ability to influence financial and strategic decision making.

Further information to support your application and information on how to apply are included with the attached Finance Team Leader Recruitment Pack.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here's what we can offer you:

• A generous annual leave package
• 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Flexi time
• Access to a range of benefits

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree.

Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs

We are committed to being a more inclusive employer - to ensure we can consider any reasonable adjustments, please either contact the recruiting manager to discuss any individual circumstances, discuss at interview or, if you prefer, after any conditional offer is made.

All new employees have a four-month probationary period. Further details are available in the FAQs at “How to apply for a job or apprenticeship with us”.

Next Steps

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Marc Grant at MGrant@pkc.gov.uk to find out more.

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External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.

If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, whilst over the age of 18, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.

A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.