Finance Manager - Economic Development and Growth

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in Northumberland to support the Council's economic and regeneration programmes. We are now seeking to appoint a dynamic Finance Manager, working within the Economic Development and Growth Service. The role will manage the financial and performance monitoring, reporting and compliance associated with the Council's extensive programme of externally funded regeneration programmes and projects as set out in the Corporate Plan and Economic Strategy. The successful candidate will have extensive experience and a proven track in financial management within a Local Authority or similar organisation of comparable scope and complexity. You will work as part of a team responsible for the financial management, monitoring and reporting of externally funded projects being delivered both within Northumberland and the wider Northeast area. We want to hear from experienced professionals who share our commitment to making a genuine difference for people and businesses in Northumberland. The role requires the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and initiative, to have a proactive, solutions and delivery focused approach, to have experience and expertise in finance and external grants processes and operating effectively within a political and governmental framework. A full list of the duties and key result areas are set out in the Job Description and Person Specification. The Service The post is located within the Economic Development Service, part of the wider Economic Development and Growth Directorate whose core purpose is to deliver the Council's priority of Economic Growth. This includes the influencing of national and regional policy and co-ordination and driving forward of the delivery and management of regeneration and economic growth projects. You will work as part of a team of twelve full and part-time staff, responsible for the effectively controlling and monitoring of Budgets for the service. The job is based in County Hall in Morpeth, but we operate flexible working arrangements, including some home working.

• Have Financial and commercial awareness and effective budgeting and financial management skills
• Have significant experience of engaging effectively with others at a senior level and building productive partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Demonstrate understanding of Local Authority governance and assurance procedures, claims, reporting requirements and compliance.
• Demonstrate current application of project management tools and for monitoring and reporting all aspects of project/programme delivery.
• A demonstrable track record of successfully leading and managing teams and delivering outcomes that require collaborative approaches both within the organisation and with external partners.
• Highly developed knowledge and experience of IT systems.
• Ability to work as part of a team and foster a positive organisational culture.
  
  The successful candidate will be offered a starting salary of £48,710 going up to £52,805 (Band 10), We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:
• 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexi scheme (if applicable) - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)