Job Title - Deputy Finance Manager/Finance Manager

Location - Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, M32 0TH

Salary range - £51,356 to £59,016 (pay award pending)

Trafford council is a Living Wage Employer.

Working Pattern Full time

Working hours 36.25

We will offer flexibility where we can if you are interested in a role, please speak to the recruiting manager about what flexibility they might consider.

Many of our colleagues can work from home for one or more days a week and/or they flex the hours they work. We call this SMART working, and it gives you the option to flex your days and hours so you can fit your work around your life and life around your work.

Contract type Permanent

Application deadline 10/04/2026

About the Role

We have an opportunity for a highly motivated, inspirational and dynamic qualified accountant to join us and undertake the role of Finance Manager/Trainee Finance Manager for Financial Accounting.

Whilst the Council is seeking to recruit an experienced candidate, if you don’t consider yourself yet fully equipped to take on the Finance Manager role, the council is willing to consider a career graded development opportunity for an exceptional candidate who can demonstrate suitable experience and possess a commitment and passion to progress their career.

Your main duties will include:

1. A key role in a professional team responsible for the co-ordination of the Revenue and Capital Budget, Medium Term Financial Plan and resource projections, annual closure of accounts and grant claim processes in accordance with the corporate procedures as advised by the Head of Financial Management.
2. To assist the Head of Financial Management and Strategic Finance Manager (Corporate) in drafting the Medium Term Financial Strategy, in particular the calculation of the annual resource envelope. This will include the interpretation, assessment and possible challenge to the Council’s finance settlements from the Government and forecasting of business rates and council tax revenues.
3. To undertake the monitoring, budget preparation and closedown of Council’s Collection Fund for Council Tax and Business Rates.
4. To manage the Council’s finance systems and VAT functions, including the drafting of relevant strategies, plans and policies, ensuring compliance with the law and best practice, achieving financial and service targets.
5. Provide oversight of the Council’s income systems, ensuring accurate allocation, monitoring, and reconciliation of all income streams.

About you

As a CCAB qualified accountant, you should have a proven track record in financial management with experience of leading a finance function in a public sector organisation.

You will have experience of working in and understand the financial arrangements of local government, in particular the preparation of year end statutory and management accounts and also the governance and political context. Additionally, an awareness of the accounting arrangements relating to Collection Fund Accounting (Council Tax and Business Rates) would be advantageous.

You will be comfortable in supporting the strategic leadership of the Council and liaising with chief officers in partner organisations. However, you will also be able to operate at the granular level of detail as work requires, working autonomously and with others as necessary to get the job done.

As a strategic leader, you will have you will have excellent communication skills and be a flexible team player and proactive problem solver. Being enthusiastic about working hard for Trafford to make a positive difference for our residents is essential.

If you have completed the GM Elevate Leadership Development Programme within the last 2 years, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

About us

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential.

Our vision: Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive.

Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great. In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace. The council is a Living Wage Employer.

Additional Information

Please note the advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications so, please do not delay in submitting your application.

Contact Details

For further information regarding the role, please email: julie.hardman1@trafford.gov.uk

About the benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centered and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.

To learn more about Trafford as a place to work visit and to view more about our awards and benefits please visit: Trafford - Benefits | www.inploi.com (greater.jobs)

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

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For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor and we won't be able to support with your work visa.

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