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Job Title: Financial Controller

Salary Range: £67,976 - £82,896 per annum

Permanent Fulltime

Location: Wandsworth Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, London, SW18 2PU

Objective of role  

We are looking for someone able to help maintain financial stability of our 2 London boroughs for the future. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a key strategic accountant to join our Financial Management division. The successful candidate will be part of an innovative service model – providing financial support to service departments through a corporate lens.  You’ll work closely with and on behalf of the Section 151 officer and will be her key liaison point with service Directors and senior officers as you review the financial impact of new service proposals across both boroughs, advise senior officers and Members on options, and ensure spend is in line with the Councils’ spending priorities and accounting policies.

The post holder will manage a high performing team who are delivering financial support to service managers and overseeing budget management within both the adults and children’s service directorates.  For children’s in Richmond, this includes managing the contractual finances for the community interest company which delivers our children’s social care, education and health.

About the role 

Despite the financial pressures facing all councils, Richmond and Wandsworth are focused on protecting front line services for residents and delivering on promised commitments.  Wandsworth is proud to have committed £10m to a Cost-of-Living Fund to support residents throughout the crisis and Richmond is currently investing £5m into specific public realm improvements across the borough as well as embarking on the long-awaited redevelopment of Twickenham Riverside.  

No two days in finance are the same, you’ll be joining a supportive integrated team that offers the opportunity to develop and learn new skills as different challenges present themselves. 

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

This is a CCAB qualified position requiring proven experience of providing strategic direction in a finance role within local government.  If you have adults and children’s finance knowledge and experience, that will be welcomed, but not essential.  You will have experience of providing advice to secure effective delivery and value for money whilst thinking strategically for the entire organisation and communicating complex financial issues to all stakeholders. You’ll be able to work to deadlines and prioritise tasks to deliver on service goals and ambitions.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  Sunday 29^th December 2024

Shortlisting Date: w/c 30^th December 2024

Interview Date:  TBC

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.   

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.  

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils