Head of Finance and Section 151 Officer

Location:

Region: London
Country: United Kingdom

Role:

  • Industry: Local Authority
  • Job Type: Contract / Freelance
Working Arrangement: Hybrid
Rate: Up to £0.00 per day + Negotiable
Benefits: Negotiable

Application Details:

Expiry Date: 20/11/2024
Job Reference: BBBH227898_1730892754

Head of Finance and Section 151 Officer

Head of Finance S151

Home Counties

Working pattern: Hybrid

Contract length: 6 months.

Rate: Negotiable P/D umbrella

I am currently working on behalf of a local authority client in the home counties who is looking for an interim Head of Finance (S151) to join their team.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will oversee a diverse portfolio, including Accountancy, Revenues and Benefits, Audit, and Procurement. Your role involves guiding budgeting processes, providing financial assurance, and exploring innovative service delivery models to maximise value for our residents. By collaborating with council leaders and external partners, you will enhance our financial resilience and support broader strategic objectives.

About you:

  • Confident and adaptable leader looking to drive strategic change within the local authority.
  • Bring a proven track record in managing large-scale budgets, developing financial strategies, and navigating complex financial landscapes.
  • Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire, influence, and build effective relationships with council members, stakeholders, and teams, are essential.
  • A solutions-focused mindset, capable of providing reassurance and clarity across departments, along with experience in managing diverse teams and supporting business transformation, will also be critical.

Essential requirements:

  • Recent local authority experience as a Section 151 Officer
  • Fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or CCAB)

Please do not apply to this role if you do not have recent local authority experience as a Section 151 officer.

If you are interested in this position, please call Kate on 0115 666 6399 or email a copy of your CV

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

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Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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