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Location: Marischal College
Duration: Permanent, Full Time
About the role:
To provide financial leadership, high quality professional advice, strategic forward looking finance options and decision support to the Chief Officer and the Integrated Joint Board (IJB). To plan, develop and deliver the IJB’s financial strategy, ensuring sound governance and Best Value. This includes the preparation and presentation of all reports that meet statutory reporting requirements, safeguarding and accurate recording and reporting of all financial information.
Requirements
The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:
Degree level qualification in a discipline relevant to the role
CCAB Qualified Accountant and current membership of a recognised chartered professional body
Significant post qualification experience
Responsibilities
The post holder needs to be able to demonstrate:
Skill & Experience in:
financial planning and leadership at a senior level in a large multi-function
organisation
strategic planning and contributing to the development of business strategies
managing and presenting information for reporting, monitoring, analysing and
evaluating of finance and financial planning
advising, influencing, persuading, commanding confidence and acting
assertively in a high-profile environment
engaging proactively and openly with a wide range of stakeholders
using financial systems to advance underlying business objectives, including
improving systems to provide better information for decision making
the ability to establish, develop and deliver all relevant processes for the
delivery of complete financial management systems and financial planning
deploying high level analytical skills and creative problem-solving
meeting deadlines while balancing a range of competing priorities
communicating clearly with colleagues and stakeholders
thinking strategically with willingness and an ability to deal with day-to-day
issues
An understanding of:
all statutory legislation relevant to the role.
financial government and regulations
procurement legislation
cross system working
Commitment to:
the IJB’s vision, mission and aims
continuing professional development
The Individual
Please see Job Profile for further details
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our roles and who:
- have a disability
- are care-experienced and aged 16-29
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
To apply and for further information can be found at Chief Finance Officer - | Aberdeen City Council | myjobscotland