Finance Procurement and Information Manager Belfast CC

EFDNI; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Belfast City Council is seeking a permanent full-time CNS role within the City & Neighbourhood Services Department. The main focus is to provide advice and guidance on financial control, procurement, and performance information to support senior managers and staff.

The post involves supervising staff, supporting Directorate Support, and contributing to continuous improvement through data-driven decision making, in a bid to deliver efficient, cost-effective services.

Qualifications

• Experience providing financial control and procurement support.
• Experience in performance and information management.
• Ability to support staff and manage day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance to senior managers and other staff on financial control, procurement and general business support, performance and information.
• Assist with the day-to-day management and supervision of assigned staff to ensure department needs are met in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Assist in the management of Directorate Support with performance management and a total quality management approach to ensure continuous improvement in service delivery and data-driven decision making.

Job description

ID: 2357

Department: City & Neighbourhood Services Department

Section: CNS Support Services

Contract type: Permanent

Vacancy type: Full-time

Salary: £55,224 – £58,602 per annum

Vacancy closing date: 05 Oct 2026: Before 12 midnight

About the role

There is currently one full-time, permanent post.

The main purpose of the job is to provide advice and guidance to senior managers and other staff on a range of matters including:

• Financial control;
• Procurement and general business support;
• Performance and information;

And other business issues in liaison with the Business Manager and Corporate Services, as appropriate.

To assist with the day-to-day management and supervision of assigned staff to ensure that the business needs of the department are met in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

To assist in the management of Directorate Support in accordance with the principles of performance management and a total quality management approach to ensure continuous improvement in service delivery and effective data driven decision making.

As Protestants and males are currently known to be under-represented in this job group, in Belfast City Council, applications from this group would be particularly welcome.

And as young people (people under the age of 35), people with a disability and people from minority ethnic communities are currently under-represented in Belfast City Council, applications from these groups would be particularly welcome.

As part of our commitment to equality of opportunity, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

Belfast City Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All applications for employment are considered strictly on the basis of merit.