Finance Team Manager in Chelmsford, Essex

Finance Team Manager - Chelmsford (Hybrid) - Permanent - £44,000

ARM are delighted to be recruiting for one of the largest and most dynamic local authorities in the UK.

The Finance Team Manager (Income Collection) will lead and drive the team delivery of specific tasks in line with the Debt Recovery Strategy in support of the Service Manager.

Responsibilities:
* Lead on the delivery of the business plan for financial transactions, in support of the wider organisational vision.
* Lead, drive and motivate a team of finance officers
* Lead in the identification and clarification of customer needs to deliver process and technology changes.
* Lead in improving financial awareness and capability across the organisation, to promote the culture of empowering budget holders in line with financial regulations.
* Contribute to the production of reports for Income and external customers to manage organisational performance, maximise income and ensure compliance with Financial Regulations.
* Lead on service improvement projects or programmes to achieve best practice and organisational efficiency.
* Lead in maintaining currency on legislation changes and translating these into local policy and procedure, to identify and review changes in technology to assess possibility introduce.
* Working collaboratively across the organisation to deliver and maintain a high level of service to all Functions.
* Lead in identifying, mitigating, managing and resolving risks to minimise financial impact and loss to the organisation.

Requirements:
* Educated to RQF level 6 (Bachelor's degree) or equivalent by experience. Project management accreditation/qualification, or equivalent by experience, would be desirable.
* Substantial experience and good working knowledge of income systems and demonstrable accounts receivable/debt collection experience, in a high volume environment.
* Ability to interpret complex and varied information and use it to drive continuous improvement.
* Experience of managing cultural and operational change in a complex environment.
* Ability to evaluate and support innovative approaches to improving service delivery and value for money, with a strong focus on performance and delivery.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to negotiate, constructively challenge and influence at senior level across the Council and external partners.
* Strong excel skills and ability to manipulate and interpret large data sets are essential for this role

This vacancy is being advertised by Advanced Resource Managers. ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions.

Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.