Head of Strategic Finance

Head of Strategic Finance

Day Rate: �313 - �400 per day

Contract: Initial 3 - 6 month contract with a view to being extended

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday - Friday.

Hybrid Working - at least 2 days in Office

Our client is a local authority in Southwest London looking to recruit an Accountant on an interim contract. Spencer Clarke Group are working in partnership to find a suitable candidate.

Role Brief:

The Head of Strategic Finance is responsible for providing high-quality financial, strategic accounting advice to major services within the Council. They are responsible for the financial health of Somerset Council, working closely with the Service Director Finance & Procurement to ensure the development of the financial strategy, assessing investments, and ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

Leads and co-ordinates the Council's key financial processes of Budget Setting, and Budget Monitoring for both revenue and capital funding and spend. Lead the Council's Tax Setting and managing the Collection Fund.

Undertake strategic and tactical financial analysis, modelling, and evaluation to support leaders with data-driven decision making. Ensuring the Council meets its saving targets and other financial aims and objectives.

Responsible for the Council's capital programme, including the Council's investment portfolio and Council owned or part owned investment companies. Work closely with the capital team to lead the improvement of the budget setting process, and monitoring of the programme.

What we're looking for:

Member or part qualified member of a CCAB Body (preferably CIPFA)

Knowledge/experience of accounting and budgeting processes and frameworks.

Knowledge & experience of organisational policies e.g. Financial Procedures.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

If you are interested in this role or would like to know more, please contact Brad on (phone number removed) or alternatively via email on

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