Finance Systems Team Leader

Wirral Council is a place where you can genuinely make a difference, guided by strong organisational values that shape everything we do. Our values, ambitious, professional, resident-focused and accountable, act as our organisational DNA, influencing how we work, lead and support one another every day. We take pride in delivering great services, acting with integrity, building positive relationships, and always putting residents first, creating a supportive and inclusive culture where everyone can “be the best we can be”. With our beautiful surroundings, ambitious future plans, and a commitment to empowering staff to #BeTheDifference, Wirral Council offers an inspiring environment to grow your career and make a lasting impact.

About the Role: The Finance Systems Team Leader is responsible for leading the delivery of effective and efficient support for the Council’s finance systems, ensuring high standards of service performance, system availability and continuous improvement. The role contributes to the development and implementation of ICT and system strategies, leading on technical projects and engaging with stakeholders to understand and translate business requirements into effective system solutions. The post holder manages and develops a specialist team, oversees system configuration, maintenance and enhancement, and acts as a key escalation point for complex issues. In addition, the role involves working closely with Finance colleagues and wider directorates to support reporting, data integrity and decision-making, including the development of robust reporting solutions such as Power BI, while ensuring compliance with corporate standards, information governance and service level expectations.

About the Candidate: We are seeking an experienced, motivated and customer-focused professional to lead the Finance Systems Support team within ICT. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and supporting the Council’s finance systems, ensuring service continuity, performance and continuous improvement across all areas of delivery. The role will involve leading the development and enhancement of system functionality, including automation of processes and implementation of efficient, modern solutions that meet business needs. A strong understanding of finance processes and financial systems is highly desirable for this role. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of core financial operations, data structures and system controls, enabling them to effectively support system users, contribute to system improvements and ensure solutions align with business and statutory requirements. Experience of working with enterprise finance systems and an ability to translate financial requirements into technical solutions will be a distinct advantage. Working collaboratively with Finance colleagues, ICT teams and wider Council services, the post holder will play a key role in translating business requirements into effective system solutions and driving service improvements. The ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, provide expert support on complex system issues, and lead a high-performing team is critical. Equally important is the ability to work independently while fostering a collaborative, innovative and solutions-focused team culture.

For an informal discussion about the role or any queries, please contact Chris Kelly at chriskelly@wirral.gov.uk. Interviews to be held week commencing 6th July 2026. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. For this vacancy, candidates must have an existing right to work in the UK before commencing employment. Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship is not available for this post. Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process.

If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on info@involvenorthwest.org.uk or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349. If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@wirral.gov.uk.

Working at Wirral: You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start: Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave. We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people. We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, enrolment into the local government pension scheme (an excellent defined benefit scheme), immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays. We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities. Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us. We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact recruitment@wirral.gov.uk.

Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies. It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances. Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration. Forms received via the post will not be processed. All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page. The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now. We do not accept applications or CV’s from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.

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