The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
Technology & Digital Services sits within the Ustomer Experience Division of the Housing and Modernise department. Modernise provide a joined up service to the business delivering change that affects where and how staff work and what they do.
We are a highly valued partnering service that enables the business to transform themselves and the services they deliver in a collaborative way in accordance with the council’s Technology and Digital Inclusion Strategy. In that context, Technology & Digital Services is striving to deliver the following vision:
- Support and enable Southwark’s digital vision
- Position IT as a strategic enabler
- Deliver a customer centric service
- Deliver an enterprise IT function which is modern and reliable, offering multi-speed IT capability
The Role:
The Technology & Digital Finance Manager is responsible for managing Technology and Digital Services finance related work, including invoice management, budget forecasting, management and monitoring, cost re-charging and assisting with the management of supplier/vendor relationships from a finance perspective. The post holder will also be responsible for contract monitoring for the council’s key technology vendors.
The post holder reports to the Programme Lead (Data & Platforms) and will work closely with all areas of Technology and Digital Services (TDS), the Finance department and the council’s technology and infrastructure suppliers/vendors.
About You:
Are you a proficient finance manager with experience working in a complex organisation?
Do you have experience managing contracts with key vendors and suppliers?
Are you skilled at budget management?
If so we want to hear from you!
How to apply
Please submit your CV to southwark@allenlane.co.uk alongside a supporting statement (no more than 2 pages) saying why you are interested and highlighting your relevant experience.
Please clearly state in the subject heading which role you wish to apply for.
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
Recruitment timetable
Application closing date: 11:59 PM on 12/02/2023
Potential Interview date: W/C 20th February 2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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