Finance Manager - Environment & Communities

Enfield Council are a dynamic local authority driven by a clear vision of how we will transform the borough, address inequality and create a lifetime of opportunities for everyone who lives, works and learns in Enfield. A vacancy has arisen in the Finance Business Partnering team for a Finance Manager to lead on the financial support provided to the Council and senior management in respect of Environment and Communities. The role reports to the Head of Finance and is the finance lead supporting these service areas, whilst overseeing a team of 5 staff.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expert financial advice and support to the Environment and Communities Directorate in the provision of accurate and timely financial information including developing strategic financial plans, budget setting, financial reporting and supporting and challenging decision making.
• Provide information using analysis that clearly presents the financial performance, cost drivers, levers for change and implications to senior management and non-financial staff.
• To go beyond the financial information, explore what operations or activities lead to the financial outputs and hence understand the service in-depth.
• Work closely with finance colleagues to support corporate reporting and other requirements including; contributing to the overall budget process, financial monitoring, closure of accounts and service wide initiatives and improvements.
• Ensure robust financial controls, processes and accurate record keeping.
• Leading on continuous service improvement.
• Staff support and management.

Requirements and expectations

• To be suitable for the role you should be able to demonstrate strong business partnering skills, commercial acumen and an in-depth understanding of the finance and funding requirements of the Environment and Communities functions within a local authority.
• Enfield offers a hybrid working arrangement. For this role there is an expectation to be in the office on a regular basis to meet business needs including attendance at key departmental meetings.
• Given the seniority of the role we would expect candidates to be fully qualified accountants, or at final stage with an expectation to be fully qualified within 6 months of joining.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this exciting and challenging role, we would like to hear from you.

About Disability Confident

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About Enfield Council culture

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working.

Why it’s great to work for Enfield Council

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service.
• You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
• 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers.