Head of Finance - Children & Young Peoples Service in Rotherham

Directorate: Corporate Services

Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week.

Rotherham Council is a strong, ambitious and well-run organisation, with a clear focus on delivering good services and better outcomes for residents. Our Council Plan, Forging Ahead, sets out a positive vision for the borough: thriving, safe and clean places, an economy that works for everyone, children and young people achieving, residents living well, and one Council that listens and learns.

This is a great place to work for people who want to make a real difference. We are proud of the progress the Council has made, the strength of our services and the commitment of our staff, and we are looking for talented, motivated people to help us continue building a better future for Rotherham.

The Head of Finance Children & Young People’s Service position is a key role within the Council, vital to ensuring continued financial sustainability and control. The role is a key stepping stone for those looking to gain the skills, experience and knowledge required to move to the Deputy S151 level, as such we are keen to meet those aspiring to achieve this.

A member of the Corporate Services Management Team, the post holder will lead the Finance Business Partnering Team for the Children & Young People’s Service Directorate. The post holder will be responsible for a Finance Business Partnering Team supporting the Children & Young People’s Service Directorate that has an excellent track record of performance, that has helped deliver a robust Budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy to enable the Directorate to continue to deliver outstanding services. We are looking for a leader who can help continue this strong performance and look to elevate the performance of the team further still.

The post holder will also be responsible for delivery of a work programme jointly set by the Executive Director of Corporate Services (S151) and Executive Director Children & Young People’s Service in order to provide Business Partnering. The post holder reports to the Service Director – Financial Services (Deputy S151 Officer).

If you are an ambitious CCAB qualified accountant with excellent management and leadership qualities, looking for a career enhancing opportunity to make a genuine difference, then we would love to hear from you.

Please view the Job/Person profile for a full description of the role and person specification. Informal discussions with prospective candidates are welcomed. To find out more about this role and the vision for Rotherham’s financial services of the future, please contact Rob Mahon, Service Director – Financial Services, rob.mahon@rotherham.gov.uk, (01709 254518) or Judith Badger, Executive Director – Finance & Customer Services, (01709 822046).

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions). This post is classed as 'politically restricted' under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended). The full details of the restrictions are set out in the Statutory Instrument, but broadly the restrictions prohibit candidature from public elected office; holding office in a political party; as well as involvement in political activities such as canvassing or public speaking/writing.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.