Overview
Salary: £48474 – £54266
Shift hours: 37
We are excited to offer the opportunity for a finance professional to join our inclusive department.
We are seeking an Operational Manager to work within our Children’s & Education Services Finance team whilst also supporting the ongoing delivery of Coventry City Council’s 2024/25 Transformation Plan.
In this role you will act as a primary financial business link with service leads and provide strategic financial support and advice to enable effective financial planning and management. You will work with your service area and the wider Council to better understand the challenges and opportunities, create initiatives that will financially benefit the Council and become a proactive and supportive financial advisor.
Through pro-active partnering arrangements and the development of effective financial information, you will ultimately ensure that residents and businesses in Coventry are receiving an efficient service.
We are looking for a fully qualified Chartered Accountant (CCAB or CIMA) with experience of working in a challenging financial environment who can:
- Develop and interpret complex financial models to inform financial analysis, and subsequently present a compelling rationale for the recommended options in the form of reports and presentations.
- Think innovatively and proactively support policy options and practical solutions that deliver the Council’s priorities and enable financial targets to be met.
- Promote value for money and efficiency throughout all areas of the Council’s operation and to look for commercial opportunities and innovation both in the operation of the finance function and in the activities of relevant service areas / projects.
- Work effectively under pressure including meeting unpredictable deadlines and dealing with conflicting demands.
- Work strategically with various stakeholders including directors, service managers, trade unions and external partners to build, maintain and promote effective working relationships.
Within our team people from minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented across our middle management team, as a result we would like to encourage people from minority ethnic backgrounds to apply for this post. This does not prevent any other applicants with a protected characteristic or a non-protected characteristic from applying.
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme – As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you’ll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled ‘Coventry City Council Application Process’. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date(s): Tuesday 5th November AM
Reference: coventrycc/TP/81858/10242
