Strategic Finance Manager (Treasury) chez Cornwall Council

The Service & Team:

The Strategic Finance Manager - Treasury, sits in the Pensions and Treasury team and is responsible for leading the Treasury team under the Head of Pensions and Treasury.

The role holder will manage the c£1.4 billion borrowing portfolio and £350m investment portfolio.

The Role:

The role holder will be responsible for producing the Treasury Management Strategy and the regular treasury reporting, including reporting against performance indicators and producing financial analysis on these for the Head of Pensions and Treasury. 

They will also co-ordinate with the Council’s capital function to produce and monitor performance against the capital financing budget, review and maintain Treasury procedures and provide direction to the Treasury Manager. 

The role holder will manage the Council’s treasury management team and is responsible for helping manage the c£1.4 billion borrowing portfolio and £350m investment portfolio.

Working Pattern:

This is a full time, 37 hours per week permanent position. The team is based in Pydar House in Truro. Hybrid working options are available.

What you’ll need to succeed:

The ideal candidate will have:

• A recognised CCAB accounting or professional investment qualification
• Sound understanding and knowledge of Local Authority finances and treasury management
• Sound knowledge of financial management regulations and the relevant best practice standards to be able to interpret detailed and complex accounting and financial issues
• Proficient at identifying and solving problems by negotiating and influencing suitable alternative arrangements
   

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

·         a competitive salary.

·         a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions

·         a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.

·         A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme

·         Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

The full role profile is attached here 

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Sean Johns, Head of Pensions and Treasury at [email protected].

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact [email protected] if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

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