Head of Finance
Posted 1 day ago by Morgan Law
£750 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Head of Finance position is a contract role for a local authority in London, requiring a qualified accountant to provide expert financial advice and develop financial strategies. The role is expected to last between 6 to 9 months, with a pay rate of up to £750 per day and requires office attendance one day per week. The ideal candidate should be able to start at short notice.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide proactive expert advice on financial and capital strategy and accounting to Members, the Director, Head of Service, and managers.
- Develop and implement the council’s financial strategy, liaising with central government departments and other authorities.
- Develop and implement the council’s capital strategy and capital accounting.
- Ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements in local government funding and financial strategy.
- Identify and forecast funding and income sources, assessing associated risks.
- Advise on maximizing financial resources available to the council.
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant.
- Experience in financial strategy development and implementation.
- Knowledge of local government funding and compliance requirements.
- Strong advisory skills for senior management and stakeholders.
- Ability to forecast and assess financial risks.
Salary (Rate): £750 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Head of Finance wanted for a local authority based in London. The role will be for 6 -9 months and can pay up to £750 p/day. The role would require office attendance 1 day p/week.
Main duties include:-
- To provide proactive expert advice to Members, the Director, Head of Service and managers across the authority on financial and capital strategy and accounting.
- Accountable for the development and implementation of the council’s financial strategy, liaising as required with central government departments, external agencies and other local authorities.
- Accountable for the development and implementation of the council’s capital strategy and capital accounting.
- To keep abreast of developments in local government funding, financial strategy and capital accounting, and ensure that the council’s arrangements operate in compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements and good practice.
- To identify and forecast the funding and income available to the council, together with the risks associated with each source of finance and potential impact of such risks.
- To identify and advise on ways in which the council can maximise the financial resources available to it.
The ideal candidate will need to be a qualified accountant and will need to start at short notice
If you are interested, please apply.
