Corporate Finance Lead

Northumberland County Council; North East; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexi scheme

SMART Salary Sacrifice benefits

Job summary

Northumberland County Council is seeking an experienced finance professional to join the Corporate Finance Team as Corporate Finance Lead. You will oversee treasury management, cashflow forecasting, fixed asset accounting and asset valuations to support robust financial governance and long-term sustainability.

You will provide expert advice to senior stakeholders, manage investments and borrowing, and ensure accurate statutory financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification with body membership (CIPFA/ACCA/ACA/CIMA).
• Strong corporate finance knowledge including treasury management and capital accounting.
• Experience in treasury, asset management, fixed asset accounting or statutory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day treasury management operations, including cashflow forecasting.
• Oversee investments and borrowing activities and asset valuations.
• Support statutory accounts production and audit requirements.
• Provide specialist finance advice to senior stakeholders and external partners.

Skills

CIPFA/ACCA/ACA/CIMA member

Corporate finance

Treasury management

Asset accounting

Analytical skills

Education

Professional accountancy qualification

Job description

Corporate Finance Lead

Northumberland County Council's (NCC) vision is 'Land of Great Opportunities', for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.

The Corporate Finance Team provides strategic and technical financial support across Northumberland County Council, helping to ensure strong financial governance, effective resource management and compliance with statutory requirements.

We are seeking an experienced finance professional to join our Corporate Finance Team in a specialist technical role with responsibility for treasury management, cashflow forecasting, fixed asset accounting and asset valuations.

The role plays a key part in safeguarding the Council's financial position through the management of investments and borrowing, oversight of the Council's asset register, capital accounting, and support for statutory financial reporting. Working with colleagues across the organisation and a range of external stakeholders, you will provide expert advice in areas critical to the Council's financial governance and long-term sustainability.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading the day-to-day operation of the Council's Treasury Management function.
• Managing cashflow, investments, and borrowing activities.
• Overseeing fixed asset accounting and the Council's asset register.
• Coordinating asset valuations and capital accounting activities.
• Supporting statutory accounts production and audit requirements.
• Providing specialist technical finance advice to senior stakeholders.
• Building strong relationships with internal and external partners.
• Driving financial governance, compliance, and continuous improvement.

What you'll bring:

• A recognised professional accountancy qualification (e.g. CIPFA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA) and membership of the relevant professional body.
• Technical finance expertise and a strong understanding of corporate finance, treasury management or capital accounting.
• Experience in one or more specialist areas, including treasury management, asset management, fixed asset accounting, capital accounting or statutory financial reporting.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to interpret complex financial information.
• Confidence in communicating technical financial matters to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience of building effective working relationships with colleagues, auditors, advisers and external partners.
• A proactive approach to problem solving, continuous improvement and delivering high-quality financial services.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet challenging deadlines.

Why choose us?

We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:

• 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexi scheme - up to 2 days flexible leave available per 4 week period (maximum of 18 days per annum)
• A range of SMART Salary Sacrifice benefits, including Additional Voluntary Pension Contributions (AVCs), SMART Car schemes, Cycle to Work schemes and other employee benefits.
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For further information about this vacancy, please contact Craig Johnson (Senior Corporate Finance Lead) via email; or call for an informal chat.

What you need to know

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.

For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.

Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.

Additionally, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early or adjust the shortlisting criteria, including the pass mark for interview selection, to ensure a fair and manageable recruitment process. We encourage early applications.

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