Head Of Finance

Cavan County Council

Cavan

Cavan County Council provides a wide range of local authority services including housing, planning, development, environmental, roads and transport, leisure and community services. The mission of Cavan County Council is to make Cavan the best possible place to live, visit, work or invest in. Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Head of Finance will lead and manage the finance function within the Authority. As a member of the senior management team, the Head of Finance may also have other responsibilities in the overall management of the Authority. As a key member of the Senior Management team, the successful candidate will be required to make a valuable contribution to the strategic management of the Finance function as well as provide a high level of independence and objectivity. This is an opportunity for an experienced finance professional to fully utilise their professional, technical and management skills in an environment that promotes a high performance culture. As well as leading the finance function, additional responsibilities involving other function areas of the Local Authority may be assigned from time to time.   The successful candidate will have: • A professional accountancy qualification and be a member of a recognised body of accountants; • Satisfactory experience of accountancy work including management and financial accounting and; • Relevant management experience at an appropriate level. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.

1353 days ago