Finance Manager - INTERNAL

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Kirklees
Public Health and Corporate Resources
Finance
37
4
Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Permanent
14 - 15
£51,356 - £56,494

THIS ROLE IS INTERNALLY RESTRICTED

To apply for this job, you must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Be an employee of Kirklees Council.
  • Be employed by Kirklees for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date.
  • Have successfully completed your probationary period.

(Please note that if you work for an Academy, you are not an employee of the Council.)

Your employment status will be checked, if you do not meet the above requirements your application will be rejected. 

An opportunity has become available at Kirklees Council for four Finance Managers.

Responsible to a Head of Service, you will be a senior practitioner within the Service, helping to maintain and develop the Service as appropriate. You will also provide leadership to the team in which you work, encouraging, developing and supporting other team members. 

You will contribute to the provision of a comprehensive, professional, financial support service to Members and senior managers within the Council.

You will provide a range of professional financial support services, focussing either on supporting the preparation of the Statutory Accounts, annual corporate budget processes, treasury management or, provide support to service areas within the Council in terms of monthly management accounting, advice and guidance and helping support decision making processes to enable the most effective and efficient delivery of the service resulting in the most appropriate outcomes for the residents of Kirklees.

Additionally, you will have line management responsibility for a team of Accountants consisting of Senior Finance Officers, Finance Officers and Assistant Finance Officers and will assist the Heads of Service and Section 151 Officer in developing the wider Accountancy team.

Currently the role will involve significant amounts of time working from home but with new ways of working, flexible working arrangements and excellent IT facilities at Kirklees Council, your location need not be a barrier. There will be an option to work from the office if required.

John Bartlett is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
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19 July 2026, 11:55 PM

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