Finance Manager

We Are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Finance Team who is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Finance Manager to join us and to contribute to the transformational journey. The continual modernisation of the finance function is integral to these plans. Applications are invited from skilled professionals who are in possession of a CCAB/CIMA qualification. The successful applicant will support the delivery and promotion of the Finance Business Partnering model, and alongside the Finance Business Partner, will be responsible for delivering high quality financial support across the Council.

The successful candidate will be pivotal and valued member of the Accountancy team, supporting sound financial advice and reporting. The role will require an individual with a sound knowledge of accounting principles and techniques, together with excellent communication and team working skills and high levels of self-confidence. Your work will be pivotal ensuring the provision of timely, accurate and high-quality budget and financial management support and advice, management of the budget for the Corporate Services Directorate completion of statutory and statistical returns, support the development of the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy and budget setting process, and the year-end closure of accounts and production of financial statements.

This is a permanent position working 37 hours per week on an agile basis. If you think you have the necessary skills and enthusiasm to meet this demanding role, then we would very much like to hear from you.

• A competitive salary,
• Access to the Local Authority Pension Scheme (LGPS), with a generous employer pension contribution (on top of your own contribution),
• A generous annual leave allowance,
• Access to a number of salary sacrifice schemes,
• Access to our benefits platform which offers a wide range of discounts and money saving opportunities,
• Hybrid working - working in a way that adds most value,
• Flexible and agile working arrangements,
• Support with health and wellbeing,
• Professional development opportunities,
• Friendly, warm and welcoming team,
• A rewarding, challenging career.

We very much look forward to receiving your application.

Interested to Find Out More?

You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.

For an informal discussion please contact Joan Whitfield Finance Business Partner - Corporate joanwhitfield@sthelens.gov.uk

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

We plan to review applications week commencing 15 September 2025 with a view to interviewing week commencing 22 September 2025.

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St Helens Council is officially recognised as one of the region’s leading fair employers, achieving accredited status under the Liverpool City Combined Authority Fair Employment Charter. The Charter recognises the ongoing commitment to fair pay, secure work, training & progression & staff well-being whilst celebrating employers who go above and beyond for their workforce providing an inclusive and supportive environment.

Equality & Diversity

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within selection.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles