Corporate Finance Manager (Technical Accounts)

Sellick Partnership; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership are seeking an experienced Corporate Finance Manager to join a local authority finance team on an interim basis in Warwickshire. This hands-on role demands a fully qualified accountant with recent local authority experience and broad corporate finance knowledge.

The post involves production of statutory accounts, VAT, treasury management, and reporting, with on-site work four days a week initially, then reducing to 2–3 days as needed.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with strong local authority experience.
• Hands-on approach across multiple corporate finance areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead the council's core corporate finance function, including Statement of Accounts and external audit support.
• Manage VAT, CIS, Fixed Assets, WGA, Delta returns and related reporting.
• Support treasury management, banking, cash flow and financial control, plus Accounts Payable.
• Own wider corporate finance issues to keep the function operating effectively.

Skills

Hands-on accounting

Stakeholder engagement

Financial reporting

Education

Qualified accountant (CIPFA/ACA/ACCA)

Job description

Role Title: Corporate Finance Manager (Technical Accounts)

Type: Interim 6-month contract

Day Rate: £500 to £700 per day Inside IR35

Hybrid: Ideally, 2 to 3 days per week

Location: Warwickshire

Sellick Partnership are working with a local authority who are seeking an experienced Corporate Finance Manager to join their finance team on an interim basis.

This is a hands-on technical finance position and would suit a fully qualified accountant with strong recent local authority experience, particularly within a District or Borough Council. The successful candidate will take responsibility for a broad range of corporate finance activities and will be expected to get involved in the detail rather than simply manage the function.

Initially, the successful candidate will be required to work on site in Warwickshire for approximately four days per week for the first couple of weeks, allowing them to understand the current position and meet key stakeholders. Following this, the requirement is expected to reduce to approximately 2-3 days per week on site, depending on business need.

The responsibilities of the Corporate Finance Manager will be:

• Taking a hands-on lead across the council's core corporate finance function, including the production of the Statement of Accounts and supporting the external audit process.
• Managing key technical and statutory finance areas, including VAT, CIS, Fixed Assets, WGA, Delta returns and associated reporting requirements.
• Supporting treasury management, banking, cash flow and wider financial control, alongside Accounts Payable and other day-to-day corporate finance activity.
• Taking ownership of any wider corporate finance issues or priorities that require additional support, ensuring the finance function continues to operate effectively.

The ideal candidate for the Corporate Finance Manager role will have:

• A full professional accountancy qualification, ideally CIPFA, ACA or ACCA, with strong technical accounting experience.
• Recent experience working within a District or Borough Council, with a good understanding of local authority finance.
• A broad knowledge of corporate finance, including statutory accounts, audit, VAT, treasury management and financial reporting.
• A genuinely hands-on approach and the ability to work across multiple areas of the finance function when required.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.