Senior Finance Consultant

1 week ago


Leigh, United Kingdom Wigan Council Full time

Leigh

Full Time

£43,693 - £47,754

Permanent

Expires 23/05/2025

**About the Role**:
**Leigh Sports Village**

**Leigh**

**WN7 4JY**

**Salary: Grade, 10, £43,693 - £47,754 per annum.**

**37 hours per week**

**We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.**

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you

**Your role**:
This position is a fantastic chance for a driven and aspirational person to join the Council's finance team. You will primarily work with the Council's fully owned company, Leigh Sports Village (home of Leigh Leopards and Manchester United Women’s and Under 21’s football teams), supporting their management team and offering first-rate financial services in a variety of fields.

In addition to performing array of regulatory and operational day-to-day duties like budgeting, costing and pricing plans, VAT, and banking, you will be instrumental in supporting the company's business and transformation initiatives.

**About you**:
You will be able to demonstrate significant accounting and financial management abilities, knowledge, and experience in addition to having a full CCAB certificate or working towards one. You will be able to present relevant financial information to enable effective and informed decision making. You can effectively lead a small team and interact with a variety of stakeholders thanks to your strong social skills.

**About us**:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

This position offers a fantastic opportunity to join the award-winning finance team at Wigan Council, which takes pride in offering outstanding financial services across all service areas of the Council. You will be part of a supportive and caring team that demonstrates Team Wigan Behaviours in everything we do.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits

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**Interview date: Monday 9**th**June 2025**

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