It finance contracts manager

Employer – Trafford Council Location – Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Manchester, M32 0TH With the option of hybrid working (agreed based on business needs) Salary range – £41,418 - £44,428 Working Pattern – Full Time Working hours – 36.25 Contract type – Permanent Application deadline – 17 December 2023 at 11.59pm Interview date – TBC Interview type – In person ADVERT DETAILS About the Role We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team. As the IT Finance and Contracts Manager you will oversee the procurement of all technical products and services and ensure the correct procurement procedures are followed. You will also support the contract negotiation process and ongoing supplier management to ensure contracts are fulfilled. A key requirement for the role will be to monitor, review and report on the Service’s financial position, for both revenue and capital budgets. You will also ensure that the correct recharges are made to internal/external services to ensure income is collected in a timely manner. The role will also be required to support monitoring and realising financial benefits. About you You’ll also be able to demonstrate experience in managing budgets of significant amounts, high-value contracts, and staff. You will be experienced in developing staff, alongside leadership abilities and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will implement, manage and deliver the Supplier/Contract Management and Financial Management Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes. You will ensure that the targeted level of maturity is achieved and that effective processes are in operation. Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning and improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others’ contribution, you will work together to deliver service; you will take ownership of your actions and strive to getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference. About us Trafford Council recognises that a digital strategy and roadmap for the borough is a key enabler to delivering its vision, and to improve how services are delivered. A Chief Digital Officer was recruited in 2018 to lead Trafford’s digital transformation and play a key role in the modernisation of services across both organisations. This is a good time to be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values the importance of IT and Digital as a key enabler for service modernisation. The IT and Digital Service is looking to enhance its capacity and capability in a number of skills sets in order to deliver and enhanced customer experience and to provide our staff with the digital tools to undertake their roles in an efficient and seamless manner. CONTACT DETAILS For an informal discussion, or to find out more about the role, please email Paul James, Chief Digital Officer, [email protected] COUNCIL DETAILS Values/behaviours · Links to blogs (hyperlinks must be used) – working for the council/benefits and rewards 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-centred 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. Trafford recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and offer a number of initiatives for staff including mental health first aiders, staff network groups (LGBT+/Carers/BAME/Disability) and health and wellbeing events. Our great benefits include:- Local Government Pension Scheme Home Technology Scheme Car Lease Scheme Cycle to Work scheme Simply Healthcare Employee Discount Scheme - Perks at Work Ability to ‘buy back’ extra annual leave OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION Safeguarding/Rehabilitation of Offenders Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment - Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment | greater.jobs (stghavaspeople.com) Language requirements for public sector workers Right to Work – your right to work in the UK documentation will be checked Privacy Notice - The Council needs to hold and process information about employees, workers and other individuals as appropriate, for various reasons. With the General Data Protection Regulations coming into force we have in place a new privacy notice for staff, contractors, volunteers, trainees, those on work experience and job applicants.