At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial transformation and provide trusted advice to senior leadership.
- Company: Trafford Council, a vibrant community-focused organisation in Greater Manchester.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, opportunity to influence change, and work in a supportive environment.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity for career growth in a collaborative leadership team.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team to drive financial innovation and make a real impact in the community.
- Qualifications: Passionate financial leader with experience in governance and public sector.
The predicted salary is between 110000 - 125000 £ per year.
Overview
Lead our Financial Transformation. Trafford is a great place to live, work, learn and visit. A borough with strong communities, a proud cultural and sporting heritage, and a key role within Greater Manchester’s economic future. Our vision is simple and ambitious: a borough where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive. To achieve this, we are working across services and with partners to maximise the use of resources, close inequality gaps and utilise the borough’s potential. However, increasing demand pressures and costs mean that it is becoming increasingly challenging to deliver the services our residents deserve with the resources we have available.
As Director of Finance, you will report to the Chief Executive and play a central role in Trafford’s corporate leadership team. You will provide clear and trusted financial advice to the Executive, Committees, elected Members and senior officers, and contribute to Greater Manchester finance discussions through the GM Treasurers Group, helping the Council make lawful, transparent and sustainable decisions. This is an exciting leadership opportunity to influence across the organisation, strengthen our financial transformation plans and ensure delivery. Whilst we have financial pressures, you will join a team built on strong foundations with robust oversight and governance in place, and work with a supportive leadership team. You will lead the three-year Medium-Term Financial Plan, improve value for money and long-term resilience, and embed financial leadership early in policy, strategy, investment and service redesign decisions.
Responsibilities
- Provide clear and trusted financial advice to the Executive, Committees, elected Members and senior officers, and contribute to Greater Manchester finance discussions through the GM Treasurers Group.
- Help the Council make lawful, transparent and sustainable decisions.
- Lead the three-year Medium-Term Financial Plan; improve value for money and long-term resilience; embed financial leadership early in policy, strategy, investment and service redesign decisions.
- Lead a team, strengthen our financial transformation plans, and work with the leadership team to deliver under financial pressures.
- Develop our investment management strategy and contribute to major regeneration activity, including the Old Trafford Mayoral Development Corporation and the Wharfside masterplan.
- Champion change, constructive challenge, innovation, commercial insight and practical solutions to support directorates in managing demand and developing sustainable approaches.
Qualifications / Requirements
- Financial leader who is passionate about change and who can constructively challenge what we do through innovation, commercial insight and practical solutions.
- Ability to play a key role in the development of investment management strategies and major regeneration activity.
- Experience in governance, policy, and service redesign decisions within a public sector context is desirable.
Benefits
Salary: £110,000 – £125,000
Location: Trafford, Greater Manchester
Sector: Corporate Services / Corporate Management Team / Finance
Job Role: Director
Contact Details:
Kirklees Metropolitan Council Recruitment Team
