Head of Finance & IT
- Employer
- Ashford Borough Council
- Location
- Ashford, Kent
- Salary
- £61,869 - £68,709 Lease car subsidy of £3,050 per annum
- Closing date
- 25 Mar 2019
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- Sector
- Corporate Services, Corporate Management Team, Finance, IT
- Job role
- Head of Service, Manager
- Contract Type
- Full time
Job Details
This is a great career opportunity to establish a high profile and a strong reputation working for a Council that genuinely values the importance of making sure the council is economically sound and can create a vibrant place for its residents, businesses and visitors.
We have a balanced budget and as a result we are able to build a future of economic prosperity and growth for our residents and businesses. Therefore we will need to respond to government initiatives such as Fair Funding Review and Comprehensive Spending Review. We are actively investing in key infrastructure, housing and commercial opportunities and we are seeking an experienced finance professional to provide expertise and innovative commercial thinking to help us continue our journey.
Your leadership and commercial acumen will generate returns for the Council as well as improving Ashford the borough. Working with the senior leadership team you will explore the opportunities to maximise investment income and efficient service delivery.
This role has management of the council’s IT function ensuring that the major systems and infrastructure are fit for purpose and enable digital transformation to be delivered.
Ashford is just 38 minutes from London by train; set in great countryside and close to the channel coast; with excellent schools and house prices that are lower than in much of the south east. The quality of life is excellent.
We offer an excellent benefits package, including salary-linked pension scheme, flexible working hours, and generous holiday entitlement.
Further information can be found on the jobs page of our website www.ashford.gov.uk/jobs
For an informal discussion please contact Ben Lockwood, Director of Finance & Economy, 01233 330640.
To apply please forward a CV and covering letter outlining relevant experience to recruitment@ashford.gov.uk
Closing date: 25 March 2019
Interviews scheduled: 24 April 2019
Company
Ashford's countryside is full of attractions; the North Down, the flat farmlands, the exposed areas of the Romney Marsh and the mixture of woods and rolling countryside of the Weald of Kent.
Leisure activities include hot air ballooning, gliding, golf, angling and walking. There is also an opportunity to watch international athletics at the Julie Rose Stadium.
Ashford is situated at the centre of the Channel Tunnel corridor. Within the corridor is the world's busiest roll-on-roll-off shipping terminal at Dover, the Channel Tunnel and Euro Tunnel at Folkestone, the M20 motorway, five domestic railway lines, High Speed 1 and the Eurostar International Passenger Terminal. There is also easy access to Kent International Airport (Manston) and the deep-water port at Sheerness. Such an extensive communications network has generated a varied commercial base. Ashford boasts Europe's most modern livestock market and award winning English wines, racing dinghies, rocking horses, goldsmiths and roulette wheels.
- Website
- www.ashford.gov.uk
- Telephone
- 01233 331111
- Location
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Civic Centre
Tannery Lane
Kent
GB
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