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DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
- Work collaboratively with colleagues on the Senior Management Team, and make a proactive contribution delivering departmental and corporate objectives.
- Lead and manage a portfolio of services in alignment with both corporate and departmental aims and priorities.
- Provide leadership and management to achieve high performance and effective operational delivery; which will include managing the effective use of resources and staff.
- Work closely with relevant Executive Directors and Directors to support effective working relationships with relevant portfolio holders.
- Support and develop partnership working, including acting as an effective ambassador and advocate with external organisations.
- Play a leading strategic service-focused role in the construction of the council's revenue budget and capital programme, including providing advice to officers and members on the choices that need to be made.
- Play a leading strategic role in the management of the Council's financial position, including regular monitoring and reporting to Senior Officers and Members.
- Contribute to the closure of accounts process and to ensure that the annual accounts are accurate and produced within statutory timescales.
- Support the development of capital and revenue business cases from strategic outline to full business case delivery, through assessment of the financial and resource implications of options being considered in support and delivery of the Medium Term Financial Strategy for the directorate.
- Develop and implement opportunities for maximising income.
- Provide financial advice and the modelling of financial implications for key projects and programmes, including the development of business cases and long term financial projects.
- Where required, provide financial advice on the financial position of key partners to inform Council decisions.
- Deliver high quality, efficient financial services and regulations to support the delivery of corporate aims and objectives, ensuring at all times that the interests and responsibilities of the S151 officer are properly observed and complied with.
- Lead responsibility for ensuring the financial skills of finance and non finance staff across the council are at a level which ensures effective financial management and support within the authority.
- Represent the Director of Financial Management at meetings of the Leadership Team, or other Committees and member lead meetings as required.
- Plan the delivery of financial management, financial reporting, financial advice and support to the lead members, Strategic and Operational Directors, departmental service heads, capital programme managers, budget holders and others as required covering both short and long term financial planning to benefit the delivery of the services to the Council.
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