Finance Manager

City of Wolverhampton Council • Wolverhampton, West Midlands, GB • 3d ago

Finance Manager

Grade 8 – £52,413 - £56,730 per annum

Permanent - full time, 37 hours per week.

Flexible work style: Hybrid Working – Working at home and the Civic Centre or any other suitable location (as required by the service).

About Us

Be part of something special, be a part of Wolverhampton! a diverse and inclusive city, packed with passion, pride and endless potential.

At the City of Wolverhampton Council, we’ve embarked on the next phase of our journey of transformation and change, ensuring we deliver on the Our City, Our Plan priorities and Our Future Council programme, our proactive and pragmatic response to local government financial challenges.

We pride ourselves on being a supportive finance function that delivers a high standard of professional financial advice across the organisation by making strong relationships with budget managers and being a part of the exciting improvements the city is making.

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a Finance Manager for the Revenue Co-ordination team. This pivotal role supports the co-ordination of the individual service budgets produced by the Service teams in Strategic Finance to produce the overall budget for the Council.

Roles and responsibilities include co-ordination of the quarterly budget monitoring. Preparation of reports to members, briefing notes and publications on the Council's financial plans and budgets.

The role will have responsibilities for researching and interpreting changes to legislation and funding, undertaking financial modelling in support of the development of the Medium Term Financial Strategy.

Responsible for the completion of a number of government financial and statistical returns.

Development and maintenance of systems and processes, preparation of technical and operational guidance notes, templates and delivery of financial training.

About You

We are looking for an experienced finance professional to join us. You will be responsible for managing a small team, reporting to a Finance Business Partner.

It is essential to be considered for the role that you be a fully chartered accountant (CCAB/CIMA – with active membership) and have public sector experience.

You will have significant post qualification experience at a senior level of supporting leadership teams, developing and maintaining good working relationships with stakeholders and producing high quality reports for management information and decision making.

You will thrive on working to strict and challenging deadlines and be committed to maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.

Able to work autonomously and seek to drive innovation within delegated authority as well as working well as part of a team.

You will have excellent IT skills, in particular being proficient in a range of advanced excel functions. Experience of utilising Finance systems and supporting the development of reporting tools would be advantageous.

In return, you will receive a competitive salary, a generous annual leave entitlement, support with CPD, reimbursement of one CCAB professional membership subscription fee per year, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and other employee benefits including a range of retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes.

Please be advised the Job Description of Finance Manager is a generic job description and so outlines all possible duties of the post. For the Revenue Co-ordination Finance Manager post, the key sections of the job description are section 3 and 7 in addition to the principal duties and responsibilities.

Current work arrangements are a minimum of two days per month working in the Civic Centre for team meetings and professional conversations, however, as part of onboarding it is recommended more time in the office initially would be beneficial. Also, instances as required and mutually agreed at key points throughout the annual financial cycle.

Please be advised City of Wolverhampton Council’s UK visa sponsorship licence is not registered for roles in Finance. We are therefore not able to offer an employer sponsor for this role.

Note: Previous applicants for Finance Manager posts in the last 6 months need not apply.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 31 August 2025

Interviews plan to be held on: Thursday 11 September 2025

To arrange an informal discussion on the role please contact either:

Mohammed Hasan, Finance Business Partner (Revenue Co-ordination & Finance)

Email: mohammed.hasan@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Luke Dabin-Williams, Head of Finance

Email: luke.dabin-williams@wolverhampton.gov.uk

For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 31 August 2025

Interviews plan to be held on: Thursday 11 September 2025

To arrange an informal discussion on the role please contact either:

Mohammed Hasan, Finance Business Partner (Revenue Co-ordination & Finance)

Email: mohammed.hasan@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Luke Dabin-Williams, Head of Finance

Email: luke.dabin-williams@wolverhampton.gov.uk

For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Our working arrangements

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.

Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.

For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policies and much more please click here.

Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality. Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.

Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential.

We've received the Stonewall Gold Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace.

As of March 2023, the RACE Code Quality Mark signifies our active engagement with racial equality. These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums here

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders

We are committed to the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background. The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against any individual on the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure - Learn more here

Employment Information & Support

If you are considering applying for an apprenticeship or a role where the salary is (Grade 2-5), and would like to visit us to learn about the application, interview process and what it is like to work for the council, please click on this link to find out more - Learn more here

Attached documents
Job Description and Person Specification

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