JOB ALERT: Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council – various finance roles
Roles within the Finance Team including Head of Financial Services Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small Council with big values. We are committed to ensuring our[…]
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JOB ALERT: Independent Local Board Chairman Bedfordshire
Job Description The role of the Chair is to provide leadership and direction to the Pension Board. The Chair’s aim is to enable the Pension Board to fulfil their[…]
JOB ALERT: Independent Local Board Chairman Bedfordshire
Job Description The role of the Chair is to provide leadership and direction to the Pension Board. The Chair’s aim is to enable the Pension Board to fulfil their[…]
JOB ALERT: LPFA Finance Director vacancy
Finance Director and s151 Officer – Competitive salary and benefits. The largest Local Government Pension (LGPS) provider in London with around £6.5 billion of assets and 135 active employers is[…]
Thanet reinstates suspended s151 officer
Thanet Council has reinstated its section 151 officer following his suspension. Tim Willis, the council’s deputy chief executive, was suspended in August without public explanation by the Kent authority. The[…]
Questions mount as Thanet faces fresh financial pressure
Thanet District Council – which suspended its section 151 officer in August – is facing questions over the costs of a number of staff non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and a predicted[…]
Thanet urged to clarify s151 officer suspension
Councillors, residents and union leaders have demanded clarity on the decision to suspend Thanet District Council’s section 151 officer. Tim Willis, the director of finance and procurement, was suspended in[…]
Choppy waters: How to be an s151 at a troubled authority
Northamptonshire County Council recently announced the appointment of its fourth finance director in two years. Richard Harbord looks at the challenges of taking over financial leadership at an authority in[…]
Lancs appoints combined CEO/151 amid harsh criticism of council’s governance
Lancashire County Council has voted to appoint Angie Ridgwell to its controversial permanent role of chief executive and section 151 officer. In a bitter meeting of the full council last[…]
Clive Heaphy: My first 100 days as CFO at Birmingham City Council
Birmingham’s troubles are well publicised. A little more than three months ago Clive Heaphy took on the job of running the finance department at the city’s council. Here he reveals[…]
