Salary: up to £107,000 per annum (pay award pending)

Director of Finance

(S151 Officer)

We dare you to come to Norwich and not fall in love….

Norwich City Council are searching for forward-thinking senior leaders to join them in shaping the future of a fast growing, diverse and vibrant city. We cherish our status as an historic city of culture whilst being relentless in our ambition to create an open and modern council delivering truly 21st Century services. With a new leadership team forming and a fresh corporate plan for 2024-29, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us and share your talent.

Building trusted relationships and driving a collaborative, whole-council approach is central to this role. With leadership of the city’s finances, approach to risk, and revenues and benefits, you will be a key part of our strategic leadership team and play an integral role in shaping the council’s approach to be an open and modern organisation. As a dynamic thinker, you will have the opportunity to inspire and enable colleagues to achieve outstanding outcomes for our city and residents.

  • You’ll be a key part of our strategic leadership team, co-leading and co-creating how we become a vibrant and modern organisation in a historic city.

    You will be the chief financial officer and section 151 officer and be leading the council’s thinking and work to maximise the council finances.

    Central to your role will be enabling us to truly maximise how we use our resources – finances, collaborative partnerships and funding streams to deliver the best outcomes for our residents and the city we love.

    This role will play a key role in our desire to be a modern council, developing thinking about our ‘why’ and weaving this into the very fabric of how we view and manage our financial resources, our approach to risk and leading our revenue and benefits. Working alongside members and colleagues to take a collaborative and whole organisation approach to leadership, you will lead:

    • Finance

    • Audit and risk

    • Revenues and benefits

    Working collaboratively with your senior leadership colleagues, you will be involved in the development and leadership of the council strategies and the leadership of their delivery.

  • If you have a passion for leading in an audaciously ambitious way for our people, our city, our communities and our businesses, then we would love to hear from you. Join us and pave the way for changing the lives of people in Norwich today.

Contact us

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact the following consultants at our recruitment partner, Tile Hill, who will be happy to answer any questions that are not covered here: