Finance Manager (PO6)
Finance Manager
PO6 £44,607 to £47,511 p.a. (permanent)
Waltham Forest is growing faster than any other borough in London and has recently wrapped up a successful year as the London Borough of Culture 2019. The Borough aims to build 12,000 new homes by 2020, creating great places to live and supporting the vibrant local economy. One of the main ways the Council aims to meet this target is through the Council’s wholly owned development company, Sixty Bricks Ltd.
Sixty Bricks Ltd was set up in 2017 to make a purposeful difference, providing housing solutions and opportunities for those across Waltham Forest who need access to affordable housing. Sixty Bricks will be offering a wide range of homes, for social rent, part ownership or purchase. With the first 500 homes currently on site, the team is set to rapidly expand in order to deliver the next round of housing development sites, totalling another 500 homes.
This role is for one of the key positions within the Sixty Bricks Team. The successful candidate will be appointed as a permanent Council employee and seconded for a minimum of 1 year to the Sixty Bricks Team.
As the Finance Manager you will lead the budget preparation process and support the Sixty Bricks delivery team to; manage the overall programme budget, individual project budgets, monitoring of expenditure, transactions and grant commitments.
A large part of the role will be reviewing project viability appraisals. The successful candidate should have experience using development finance tools such as ProVal to test and measure project viability.
About us
Over the past years, Waltham Forest has changed drastically. Good schools, great parks, excellent cultural facilities, mass regeneration and budding community entrepreneurship are making it a place that people want to call home.
Over this period, Waltham Forest Council has also changed drastically, and despite the challenges of austerity, the organisation has seen its highest ever levels of resident satisfaction. As funding reductions continue, Waltham Forest is creating a council for the future.
Waltham Forest Council is an employer of choice. We offer a huge range of benefits to make working with us more than worthwhile. These include flexible working options, plus learning and development opportunities, which offer the chance to progress your career further. In addition, we offer some serious financial benefits including a defined benefit pension scheme whereby the Council pays more than double the employee’s contribution towards your pension. With Sixty Bricks being wholly owned by the Council, these benefits are all retained during the secondment period.
If you have any queries regarding the role contact Darren Peters, Housing Development Programme Manager darrenp@sixtybricks.co.uk
For full details of the job and to apply, visit: http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy
How to apply
Application Information The councils preference is for on-line application forms. However if you have a disability and are unable to complete an on-line application, please ring 0208 496 4227 who will be able to arrange an alternative. For more information on how to complete your application form, follow this link: Applying for a job at Waltham Forest Council
