Job summary
Finance Manager
Durham County Council
Salary: £66,164
to £68,493 p.a. (Band 2) plus benefits and relocation support
Location: The
Rivergreen Centre, Durham plus Hybrid Working
Term: Permanent /
Full-time (37 hours)
Employer: Durham
County Council
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Date: 23.59 Wednesday 1 October 2025
Main duties of the job
Are you an experienced finance leader ready to take on a
high-profile role at the heart of a major organisational and financial
transformation?
Durham County Council is seeking a dynamic Finance Manager
to join our Corporate Finance Team. This is a unique opportunity to lead the
implementation of an innovative Oracle Financial System upgrade to Oracle
Fusion, drive strategic change, and shape the future of financial management
across the Council. The Oracle Fusion project is already gathering pace, and we
are embarking on the project implementation phase this winter, for go-live in
2027/28. The role will also play a pivotal role in a number of commercial
initiatives and group company arrangements.
About us
Rewards And Benefits
We offer generous rewards and benefits that are designed to help you perform at
your best:
Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per
year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
Option to purchase up to 10 additional days
annual leave per year.
Hybrid working (home and office working).
Excellent contributory career average Local
Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice
Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee
Assist Scheme.
Wide range of learning and development
opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings
Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
Discounted DCC gym membership.
Staff networks run by staff for our staff,
including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers,
Menopause.
Trade Union membership.
A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such
as car leasing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Were Looking For:
Proven leadership in finance, with a track
record of delivering complex projects.
Strong stakeholder engagement and change
management skills.
Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to
problem-solving.
Passion for public service and driving value for
money.
What you will need:
We are looking for a CCAB CIMA Qualified Accountant who has
experience of delivering and leading on complex financial projects and
providing financial advice and commercial guidance to a range of audiences,
together with experience and implementing and managing change and business
transformation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Were Looking For:
Proven leadership in finance, with a track
record of delivering complex projects.
Strong stakeholder engagement and change
management skills.
Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to
problem-solving.
Passion for public service and driving value for
money.
What you will need:
We are looking for a CCAB CIMA Qualified Accountant who has
experience of delivering and leading on complex financial projects and
providing financial advice and commercial guidance to a range of audiences,
together with experience and implementing and managing change and business
transformation.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- What is involved:
- As Finance Manager, youll play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, commercially focused financial insight that supports decision-making and drives value across the organisation. Youll lead on transformation projects, enhancing financial reporting and controls, and ensure complianceall while championing innovation and continuous improvement.
- You will:
- Lead the Oracle Financial System Upgrade for the Finance Function aligning technology with strategy, compliance, and operational excellence, and working closely with other Workstream Leads for this project - Payroll, Procurement and Income Management.
- Drive Strategic Projects lead initiatives linked to commercial growth and transformational change.
- Redesign Financial Reporting, financial governance and new ways of working in the Finance Function to ensure the Council optimises the efficiencies from the new Oracle Fusion System Ensuring timely, accurate, and insightful financial reporting can be delivered.
- Shape Commercial and Financial Strategy with the Councils Group Companies Set priorities and direction for your team, aligned with corporate objectives together with leading by example to embed the councils values and behaviours.
- Champion Best Practice Promote high-quality financial management and safeguard public resources.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- What is involved:
- As Finance Manager, youll play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, commercially focused financial insight that supports decision-making and drives value across the organisation. Youll lead on transformation projects, enhancing financial reporting and controls, and ensure complianceall while championing innovation and continuous improvement.
- You will:
- Lead the Oracle Financial System Upgrade for the Finance Function aligning technology with strategy, compliance, and operational excellence, and working closely with other Workstream Leads for this project - Payroll, Procurement and Income Management.
- Drive Strategic Projects lead initiatives linked to commercial growth and transformational change.
- Redesign Financial Reporting, financial governance and new ways of working in the Finance Function to ensure the Council optimises the efficiencies from the new Oracle Fusion System Ensuring timely, accurate, and insightful financial reporting can be delivered.
- Shape Commercial and Financial Strategy with the Councils Group Companies Set priorities and direction for your team, aligned with corporate objectives together with leading by example to embed the councils values and behaviours.
- Champion Best Practice Promote high-quality financial management and safeguard public resources.
