PERM Finance Manager (Commercial/Capital)

Job Category : Finance
Category : Permanent Recruitment
Location : Newington Barrow Way, London Borough of Islington
Start Date : Immediate start
Salary £62,457 – £70,401

Please ensure that both a cover letter and CV are uploaded with candidate submissions

Capital experience is not essential as long as they have excellent business partnering experience in local authorities/ public sector organisations, and the right attitude to want to learn more about this area.

Our ambition
We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives in Islington has an equal chance to thrive – so there couldn’t be a more important time to join us as we take our residents, our businesses and community on a new journey to shape the future of our borough.
Islington is a dynamic, inner London borough of great strengths: thriving businesses; excellent transport links; outstanding services; and most importantly, a rich and wonderful diversity of people, cultures and communities all underpinned by a brave and ambitious agenda to reduce inequality.
But despite these strengths, too many of our people are in danger of being left behind, deprived of opportunities and choice and the autonomy to shape their lives in the way they want. As a council we are committed to tackling this – creating strong, inclusive, and connected families where, regardless of background, residents have fair and equal access to services. Our mission is to ensure that Islington is a borough where we strive in partnership with our residents, to reduce all forms of inequality.
Our values and behaviours
‘Be Islington’ is about setting a clear challenge about what it means to be an Islington employee and sets the standard for every new recruit. We ask our employees to ‘Be Islington’ – playing their part in working together for a fairer borough and to always be collaborative, be ambitious, be resourceful, and be empowering (‘CARE’).
Working for Islington Council
If you come and work with us, we’ll ask that you commit to our mission of creating a more equal Islington for all our residents, and that you work diligently and efficiently to help us achieve it.
In return we’ll offer fair pay, good working conditions, development opportunities and some great employee benefits including:
Starting with 28 days annual leave per year with an additional 3 privilege days (to be taken between Christmas and New Year), with an additional 5 days annual leave after 5 years continuous service
35 hour working week
Family friendly policies and a range of flexible working arrangements (including hybrid working with one day per week in the office)
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides support and resources to help staff, whether they need emotional support from qualified counsellors or practical help with life’s challenges, like health and fitness or managing their work-life balance.
Counselling support from partner Able Futures, who will provide support from qualified professionals for a maximum of nine months to staff and act as your coach to better mental wellbeing.
The council are working closely with Remploy to provide a support service for our staff and managers who either have a disability or support a team member with a disability.
Excellent pension scheme
Competitive pay – and a commitment to paying all staff and apprentices the London Living Wage
Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential
Annual season ticket loan, Cycle to Work and Bike Loan Schemes
Payroll giving
Personal computer incentive scheme
Welfare loans up to £1000
Local discounts from restaurants, shops, health and beauty therapists, gym membership and more!
Free eye tests
Childcare voucher scheme
Discounts in leisure, hotel stays, car hire clubs, travel, health services, ten pin bowling, theatre and theme parks.
Working for the Finance Team
The Finance Team at Islington has a strong vision to be “at the heart of the organisation, providing innovative solutions to enable and inspire the organisation, for the benefit of residents”.
Having recently gone through a restructure, the next step is to supercharge capacity to modernise the finance service and add even more value for residents.
Successful candidates will play a lead role in a number of high-profile areas of local government finance. They will get to work in a highly collaborative and inclusive environment whilst being empowered to deliver excellence and grow their careers.
We welcome applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates at all stages of career, including people who may be looking to resume their careers after a period away from the workplace.