About Us:
At Hampshire County Council, we’ve set ourselves apart from other organisations by creating the leading Public Sector Shared Services Partnership, offering Human Resources, Payroll, Finance, IT and Audit Services, using industry best practice and cutting-edge digital technology.

Our Shared Services Centre delivers to over 100,000 customers across Hampshire County Council, Hampshire Constabulary, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Oxfordshire County Council, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster City Council.

The Transactional Finance service is a significant operation with a workforce of approximately 100 people across multiple functions, including:

• Supplier payments, invoice processing and purchasing cards (approx. £4 billion payments per annum)
• Billing and credit control
• Banking and cash allocation
• Customer payment channels (ePayments, telephone payments, direct debits)

The Role:
We are now looking for an individual who will play a crucial role in leading the finance operations team to ensure we are providing a ‘best in class’ service to a diverse and growing partnership.

As the senior lead of Shared Services Finance, you will be responsible for the strategic oversight of the finance operation model, empowering managers to operate the model but also creating a culture of continuous improvement focussing on identifying new and creative ways to improve the service, drive efficiency, effectiveness and deliver public value.

You will also shape and drive development of the service through design and investment in leading edge, technology based financial solutions that ensure high quality outcomes for partners.

About You:
You will have significant experience at senior level, with a successful track record of leading and motivating a large team to achieve defined objectives. You will also have proven experience and in-depth knowledge of best-in-class financial processes and delivery models.

With a passion for collaborative and partnership working and achieving strategic objectives, you will have high level leadership and influencing skills with experience of developing and delivering leading edge digital/technology based financial solutions.

What We Can Offer You:
We are based in an award-winning modern city-centre building with access to excellent facilities and close to local transport links.

You will also benefit from a generous employment package including a competitive annual leave entitlement, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme which will build up your personal pension pot at a rate of 1/49 of your annual salary each year (contributions are based on a % of your salary), flexible working opportunities and employee loans for travel costs, amongst our many other benefits.