Job Details
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Grade F. SCP 17 £31,022 - SCP 22 £33,699
Hours Per Week: 36 hours
Base Location: Tameside One, Market Place, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 6BH
Assessment Date: Interviews Friday 19 September 2025
To apply for this role please upload your CV together with a supporting statement that provides evidence of how you meet the essential requirements of the person specification
Please also include details of your education and training and employment history and any reference to your qualifications that are specified on the person specification within your CV/supporting statement.
The Role
Tameside is one of the ten local authorities that make up Greater Manchester, nestling between the vibrancy of Manchester City Centre and the tranquillity of the Peak District which is on our doorstep. Our nine towns, each with strong identities, share a vision of a more prosperous Tameside with improved life opportunities, higher educational attainment, better paid jobs and the chance to enjoy the scenic places in and around the borough.
We are facing real challenges as the cost-of-living crisis continues. Against this backdrop, we need to sustain the delivery and quality of vital services and provide key strategic financial support to Council directorates.
The Financial Management team is a centralised finance service within the Resources Directorate using the Business Partnering approach to provide financial advice, guidance and expertise across the Council. You will play a crucial role supporting the transformation of financially sustainable services that will serve our residents to live healthy and independent lives whilst also advocating the continuous improvement journey within Financial Management.
These roles will be responsible for the delivery of a number of essential financial and accountancy support activities across the finance team, which include supporting :
- The delivery of key financial tasks including monthly budget monitoring, annual budget setting, corporate finance tasks and final accounts
- Service and Business directorates with medium and long term financial planning
- The provision of an efficient, effective and comprehensive business partnering and financial management service to the Council, partners and external clients ensuring resources are maximised within existing budgets
- The continuous review, development and implementation of financial systems, policies and procedures
- The provision of financial and business support, advice, guidance and training to budget managers in compliance with Council policies and procedures
- The evaluation of invest to save / service transformation proposals to deliver cost efficiencies and cost avoidance, together with the evaluation of future year service delivery models
- The development and assimilation of Directorate and Business performance data within financial reporting
About You
If you have a high performing track record of achieving solutions, can work in partnership and be part of a strong team culture based around a borough wide vision to continually improve services for our residents and businesses, then we would like to hear from you.
We are looking for conscientious and committed individuals who can operate as part of a team delivering financial outcomes to support future success and change. You will also be proactive, highly motivated and dynamic with the drive and ability to succeed and deliver against stringent deadlines.
The Council actively encourages employees to work differently where feasible to deliver business outcomes. This is supported by a hybrid-working model that combines remote and office based working.
About Us
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
For further information about this role please contact any of the following Senior Finance Managers:
Louisa Siddall - Email : louisa.siddall@tameside.gov.uk – Tel : 0161-342-2380
Rhian Clarke – Email : rhian.clark@tameside.gov.uk – Tel : 0161-342-2985
Stuart Munro – Email : stuart.munro@tameside.gov.uk – Tel : 0161-342-4257
Jagroop Basra – Email : jagroop.basra@tameside.gov.uk – Tel : 0161-342-3728
Reference Number: 001114