Job Description
We are currently working with a Local Authority in Devon who are looking for an Assistant Director of Finance to join their team.
As Assistant Director of Finance, you will play a central role in the Authorities corporate leadership, working closely with the wider accountancy teams to strengthen financial stewardship and support effective service delivery. You will help shape the medium- and long-term financial strategy, safeguard the integrity of statutory reporting, and provide authoritative, solutions focused advice to Members and senior officers. This role comes at a time of significant financial pressure and change across local government, offering the opportunity to influence critical decisions and help steer the organisation through an evolving and highly challenging fiscal landscape.
Job: Assistant Director of Finance
Duration: 12 Months
Start date: ASAP
Rate: £700 per day via Umbrella, Inside IR35
Site presence: Hybrid
Role Details
You will provide strategic leadership across the Council's accountancy management teams while ensuring the authority remains compliant with statutory and professional standards and enabling informed, evidence-based decision-making.
Key elements of the role include:
- Work alongside the Deputy Director of Finance and Public Value
- Lead and coordinate monthly budget monitoring and reporting
- Develop key aspects of the Council's Medium and Long-Term Financial Planning
- Lead service closure and support the production of the Statement of Accounts
- Provide authoritative advice to Members and senior officers
- Stewardship of complex financial relationships with external partners
- Leadership of large specialist finance teams
Role Requirements
You will be a fully qualified accountant (CIPFA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with substantial experience operating at a senior level within local government or a similarly complex public sector environment with a passion to support financial change and innovation
Should this position be of interest to you, please apply or send an email with an updated copy of your CV to and myself or a member of the team will give you a call to discuss further
At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications However due to the volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion
