Head of Capital (Governance & Treasury)

Birmingham City Council is the largest local authority in Europe, serving over one million residents and managing a complex and high-value capital programme alongside significant treasury management responsibilities. As part of our ongoing financial recovery and transformation journey, we are seeking an experienced and strategic finance leader to take on the role of Head of Capital and Treasury. This is a critical leadership position responsible for overseeing the Council's capital strategy, treasury management, and wider balance sheet stewardship. You will play a central role in ensuring strong financial governance, sustainable investment decisions, and compliance with all statutory and professional requirements, including the CIPFA Prudential and Treasury Management Codes. Working closely with the Section 151 Officer, Corporate Leadership Team, Commissioners, and Members, you will help shape and deliver a robust, transparent, and sustainable financial framework that supports the Council's long-term priorities.,

• Lead the development and delivery of the Council's Capital Strategy and Treasury Management Strategy
• Oversee a large and complex capital programme, ensuring prioritisation, affordability, and alignment with corporate objectives
• Support the Member led Capital Board overseeing all Capital decisions within the Council
• Provide strategic oversight of borrowing, investments, cash flow, and debt management activities
• Ensure compliance with CIPFA Prudential Code, Treasury Management Code, and all statutory reporting requirements
• Strengthen capital governance, appraisal, and monitoring processes to ensure value for money and risk mitigation
• Provide expert financial advice to senior officers, Cabinet Members, and Commissioners on capital investment and treasury matters
• Lead on financial due diligence for major capital projects and regeneration schemes, in particular the growth opportunities linked to HS2.
• Manage relationships with lenders, advisors, auditors, and key external stakeholders
• Drive improvements in financial systems, modelling, and reporting for capital and treasury activities
• Lead and develop a high-performing specialist team
  
  We are seeking a highly skilled finance professional with deep expertise in capital finance and treasury management, capable of operating effectively within a complex and high-profile public sector environment., A CCAB qualification (CIPFA preferred) or equivalent
• Experience of capital programme management and treasury management, ideally within local government or a similarly complex organisation
• In-depth knowledge of CIPFA Treasury Management and Prudential Codes, and local authority financing frameworks
• Proven track record of managing large-scale borrowing, investment portfolios, and capital delivery programmes
• Strong understanding of financial risk, governance, and regulatory compliance
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, including elected members and external oversight bodies
• Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills
• Strong leadership capability with experience building and managing specialist teams
  
  Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.
There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

Why Join Birmingham City Council?
• A unique opportunity to lead capital and treasury strategy at one of the UK's most complex local authorities
• Play a key role in the Council's financial recovery and improvement journey
• Lead high-value, high-impact investment decisions that shape the future of Birmingham
• Work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and high-profile environment
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
• Commitment to professional development and continuous improvement
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application., In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.