Finance Manager

WMJobs; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Wolverhampton seeks a Finance Manager who will manage a small team and provide essential financial guidance. The candidate must be a chartered accountant and possess extensive experience in the public sector. The role involves delivering high-quality financial reporting and collaborating with stakeholders to shape financial strategies, offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Support with continuing professional development (CPD)

Membership of Local Government Pension Scheme

Retail discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Chartered accountant with public sector experience required.
• Significant post qualification experience in finance.
• Drive and enthusiasm for delivering quality service.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team and report to Finance Business Partner.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders.
• Produce high-quality reports for management.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Financial Reporting

Public Sector Experience

Education

Chartered Accountant (CCAB/CIMA)

Job description

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Grade 8 – £50,788 - £54,971 per annum

Permanent - full time, 37 hours per week.

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About Us

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

City of Wolverhampton Council,

Finance Manager

Grade 8 – £50,788 - £54,971 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’re embarking 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 have an exciting opportunity available at Finance Manager level within the Strategic Finance service.

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 part of the exciting improvements this city is making.

About You

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

You must be a chartered accountant (CCAB/CIMA) with public sector experience.

You will have the drive, determination and enthusiasm to deliver a high quality service for those you will support in trying to achieve the aims of the city.

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

Other desirable attributes include experience of working at a senior level on multidisciplinary teams such as on transformational projects and programmes, as well as experience of working with multiple funding sources.

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

In return, you will receive a competitive salary, a generous annual leave entitlement, support with CPD, 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, but not that individual post holders would be expected to undertake all of these duties on a day to day basis.

Closing date for applications: 26 June 2025

Interviews to be held week commencing 7 July 2025

To arrange an informal discussion or for further detail on the role please contact:

Luke Dabin-Williams, Head of Finance

Email: [e-mail]

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

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Attached documents

Finance Manager JDPS.pdf

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance, Accounting/Auditing, and General Business

• Industries

  Human Resources Services

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