Deputy Head of Finance

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service; Winsford; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service in Winsford, UK, is seeking a Deputy Head of Finance to lead the day-to-day delivery and ongoing development of the Finance Department, working closely with the Head of Finance and Treasurer.

This practical senior leadership role blends financial reporting and control, budget planning, business partnering, and finance operations, with a focus on improving TechnologyOne usage to support robust controls and reporting.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant to lead the Finance Department
• Experience in financial reporting and control
• Budget planning and business partnering
• Knowledge of financial data systems and workflows

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the integrated Finance work programme, including budget monitoring, budget setting, accounts, treasury, statutory returns and assurance.
• Line manage the three Finance leads, setting clear objectives, balancing workloads and supporting performance, development, succession and resilient cover.
• Direct accounts preparation and recovery activity, reviewing material reconciliations, accounting judgements and the audit trail from the ledger to the financial statements.
• Quality-assure revenue and capital forecasts, the annual budget and medium-term financial plan, challenging assumptions, risks and affordability.
• Maintain and improve the financial control framework, including authorisations, journals, reconciliations, system access, segregation of duties and audit actions.
• Act as Finance business owner for TechnologyOne process and data improvement and coordinate financial input to business cases, savings, benefits and value-for-money reviews.
• Support clear reporting and advice to senior leaders and Members, and deputise for the Head of Finance and Treasurer on specified professional and management matters.
• Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job description

Deputy Head of Finance

Company: Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

Salary: £62,335.77 to £66,725.88 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Winsford, CW7 2FQ

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Help shape how Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service manages its resources and makes informed decisions for the communities it serves.

We are looking for a qualified accountant to lead the day-to-day delivery and continued development of our Finance Department, working closely with the Head of Finance and Treasurer.

This is a practical senior leadership role. You will bring together financial reporting and control, budget planning and business partnering, and finance operations. You will strengthen accounts and audit evidence, provide clear professional review and priorities, and develop a team whose advice is trusted across the Service.

You will connect the Finance work programme to the Community Risk Management Plan, help managers understand the financial consequences of service choices and support a sustainable medium-term financial position. A key part of the role will be improving how TechnologyOne, financial data and agreed workflows support effective controls and reporting.

What you will do

Lead and coordinate the integrated Finance work programme, including budget monitoring, budget setting, accounts, treasury, statutory returns and assurance.

Line manage the three Finance leads, setting clear objectives, balancing workloads and supporting performance, development, succession and resilient cover.

Direct accounts preparation and recovery activity, reviewing material reconciliations, accounting judgements and the audit trail from the ledger to the financial statements.

Quality-assure revenue and capital forecasts, the annual budget and medium-term financial plan, challenging assumptions, risks and affordability.

Maintain and improve the financial control framework, including authorisations, journals, reconciliations, system access, segregation of duties and audit actions.

Act as Finance business owner for TechnologyOne process and data improvement and coordinate financial input to business cases, savings, benefits and value-for-money reviews.

Support clear reporting and advice to senior leaders and Members, and deputise for the Head of Finance and Treasurer on specified professional and management matters.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

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