The Role
Post: Assistant Director of Finance
Location: London
Job Type: Fixed Term Contract
Salary/Remuneration: up to c £130,000
Reference: GSe106386
Closing Date: Sunday 28th January 2024
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With over 5,000 committed and professional staff, the London Fire Brigade is one of the largest fire and rescue organisations in the world, serving one of its most complex, dynamic, global cities. Our non-operational teams (who work behind the scenes to support our front-line services), include HR, IT, Procurement, Communications and Finance.
The environment in which we operate is ever-changing, and we recognise the need to change with it to offer the best possible service to our staff and to the communities that we serve. This includes transforming our enabling functions such as finance, so this is a great time to join the Brigade and be part of the change that we are creating.
This is a new role, working alongside the current Assistant Director for Finance, will lead the transformation of our finance function. A key element of the role will be leading the implementation of a new finance and purchasing system, maximising the opportunities this presents to improve the way we deliver the full range of financial services, including planning/budgeting, transactions, reporting, business partnering, and year end accounts.
To be successful you will have the skills, experience, vision and drive to develop the finance function so that it meets current and future needs of the business. As a senior leader within the LFB, you will also contribute to wider improvements (including culture change) across the Corporate Services Directorate and LFB as a whole.
If you are a qualified accountant with a passion for change and the ability to inspire and collaborate, with a strong track record of driving improvements to a finance function, please view our website.
As it is part of our change programme, this role is offered as a fixed term contract for two years, with the possibility of permanency after that time.
Recruitment Timetable Closing date 23:59 on Sunday the 28th of January
Long listing 5th February
Preliminary interviews Following Longlist Short listing 19th February
Assessment Following Shortlist Final panel 4th March
We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
Additional Information
Benefits of working for LFB
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £18 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.