Strategic Finance Consultant - Corporate

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Wigan Town Hall

Salary: Grade 10, £45,091 - £49,282 per annum.

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking, award-winning Finance team, providing professional financial support and advice across the Council. Working closely with the Service Lead, you will deliver technical accounting support, financial analysis, forecasting and strategic advice to inform decision-making. The role includes supporting budget setting, medium-term financial planning, benchmarking and policy interpretation, as well as coordinating responses to information requests, including Freedom of Information enquiries. You will also contribute to transformational programmes by monitoring and reporting on savings plans, helping to drive the Council’s financial sustainability and improvement agenda.

About you:

You will be a part or fully qualified CCAB accountant, or able to demonstrate equivalent technical accounting and financial management expertise gained through significant relevant experience. You will have a proven track record of delivering high-quality work in a demanding, deadline-driven environment and be passionate about finance and continuous improvement. With excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, you can analyse and interpret complex information and present it clearly to a range of audiences. You will be a motivated and professional individual with the ability to lead, influence and support key Council priorities and initiatives.

About us:

You will be joining a friendly and forward-thinking finance team with a focus on transformation, efficiency and enabling our services to deliver on the priorities of our residents.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK, and you must maintain a valid (active) right to work. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Prove your right to work to an employer

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For further information, please contact Matt Guest, Service Lead Corporate Finance - m.guest2@wigan.gov.uk

Interview dates:

Priority Candidates: Thursday 3^rd September 2026

All other Candidates: Tuesday 15^th September 2026

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