• This is an interim role to provide strategic financial leadership and business partnering support, focusing primarily on the capital programme.

• The successful candidate will work closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation to support investment decisions, enhance financial insight, and ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

• Develop and implement robust capital investment strategies and programmes aligned with organisational objectives.

• Align capital strategies with the broader treasury strategy through collaboration with colleagues across the finance function.

• Deliver high-quality financial modelling and project appraisal, including evaluation of various financing options.

• Lead on year-end closure of accounts processes for capital, ensuring accuracy and appropriate reflection of all capital transactions in the organisation’s accounts.

• Provide expert advice and challenge to senior officers and leadership, contributing to informed decision-making and financial sustainability.

• Ensure all capital activity is managed in accordance with the prudential framework and meets local authority capital programme financing and reporting requirements.

• Demonstrable experience in developing and delivering capital investment strategies within a local government or comparable public sector context.

• Proven ability to align capital and treasury strategies effectively.

• Strong background in financial modelling and investment appraisal.

• In-depth understanding of year-end closure processes for capital and financial reporting requirements.

• Comprehensive technical knowledge of the prudential framework, including relevant legislation and reporting standards.

• Holds a recognised professional qualification (e.g. CIPFA, CIMA, MBA) or has equivalent experience operating at a senior level.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to provide robust financial challenge and guidance to senior officers and leadership.

• The closing date: 05/08/2025 @12:00.