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Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer) Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Salary: Up to salary max £121,445 per annum Location: Kingston - Hybrid Job Type: Permanent A Royal Borough with ambition, purpose and impact The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is London’s oldest Royal borough – a place shaped by a thousand years of civic leadership and still defined today by ambition, culture and community. With a population of 168,000 and a bold vision for inclusive growth, regeneration, climate action and financial resilience, Kingston offers a platform for senior leaders who are driven by purpose, partnership and lasting civic impact. This is a borough of contrast and opportunity – from thriving town centres and world-class education to significant regeneration programmes and a rich, diverse community with global heritage, including the largest Korean population in the UK and a vibrant Sri Lankan Tamil community. Kingston is also a place of financial responsibility and reform, where resilience, transformation and accountability underpin strategic decision-making at every level. The Opportunity As Director of Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer, you will be one of two senior leaders shaping the direction, ambition and performance of the Shared Finance Service (SFS), with responsibility for delivering Kingston’s financial strategy including excellence in performance and governance. Acting as the deputy to the Section 151 Officer, you will take strategic leadership for Kingston’s core finance function – driving excellence in financial stewardship, ensuring integrity of financial reporting, shaping the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS), and positioning the Council to meet both current and future challenges. You will play a central role in advising Members, the Chief Executive and senior leadership team on complex financial, regulatory and commercial matters, while leading a broad portfolio spanning financial planning, business partnering, external audit, pensions, capital & treasury, revenues & benefits and financial inclusion. Scope & Strategic Influence As Director of Finance, you will act as the deputy to the S151 Officer and have stewardship and oversight of: • A net revenue budget of c.£193m (General Fund), plus HRA, DSG and Pension Fund investments, • A finance workforce of over 160 FTE across the shared service structure, • Full production of Kingston’s annual accounts and audit reporting, • Responsibility for financial resilience, statutory controls and assurance, • Strategic leadership of capital, treasury, pensions, revenues & benefits and financial inclusion, • Supporting corporate transformation and major change programmes, • Shaping a future-ready, data-driven and commercially aware finance function About You We are seeking an exceptional senior finance leader with the credibility, resilience and drive to influence strategic decision-making at the highest levels. You will: • Be a CCAB or CIMA qualified accountant and eligible to deputise for the S151, • Have significant senior leadership experience within local government or a comparable complex public body, • Be able to operate politically, shaping financial strategy alongside Members and senior stakeholders, • Demonstrate a track record in leading MTFS and budget-setting processes, • Bring strong technical assurance expertise (accounts, audit, pensions, treasury, governance), • Inspire, influence and lead through change, building high-performing, future-ready finance teams, • Have a commercial, outward-facing mindset with the ability to drive innovation, transformation and value Recruitment Timeline Closing date: Monday 24 November 2025 Longlist meeting: Wednesday 26 November Technical interviews (virtual): Tuesday 2 December 2025 Shortlist meeting: Wednesday 3 December 121 with Executive Director of Corporate Services (Section 151 Officer)/Stakeholder panels: Thursday 11th December (in person in Kingston) Final interviews (in-person): Tuesday 16th December (in person in Kingston) How to Apply To apply, please send your CV (max 3 pages) and a supporting statement (max 2 pages) outlining your motivation and suitability for the role to: For more information about the role please refer to our dedicated recruitment site: ___ For a confidential discussion about the opportunity, please contact our search partners at Allen Lane:

In a nutshell Are you a seasoned and strategic business development professional ready to take the next step in your career? As our business development manager, you’ll lead high-impact growth initiatives and play a key role in shaping our business development strategy across a dynamic corporate market. Lead with influence: drive growth across the Bristol region Strategic collaboration: partner with senior tax, audit and corporate finance leaders to unlock new markets and build high-value client relationships Strengthen key accounts: take ownership of our most important client relationships, enhancing service delivery and deepening engagement Shape the future: reporting directly to the chief marketing officer, you’ll be a senior member of our 17-strong BD/marketing team, contributing to a collaborative, innovative and high-performing environment What you'll be doing day to day Lead strategic business development initiatives in collaboration with tax, audit and advisory partners, aligned with our growth priorities Manage and optimise a robust business development pipeline, qualifying high-value opportunities and leads Design and execute BD and sector campaigns to engage senior-level prospects Oversee a portfolio of key client accounts, ensuring exceptional service and identifying opportunities for growth Work closely with client engagement partners to expand service offerings across existing relationships Mentor and coach colleagues across the firm to elevate their business development capabilities Provide expert guidance on proposal development, pricing strategies and pitch presentations Champion the use of CRM to track relationship-building activities and business development progress Facilitate strategic BD meetings with multidisciplinary teams to drive collaboration and innovation About you To thrive in this role, you’ll need to: Bring substantial experience in business development within professional services Demonstrate outstanding communication, influencing and relationship-building skills Be confident in engaging senior internal and external stakeholders across multiple disciplines Excel at managing multiple priorities and performing under pressure Be a collaborative leader who inspires and supports others Hold a full driving licence and have access to your own transport Why work at PKF Francis Clark As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a breadth of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you. Established in 1919, we’ve grown to a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. This means we’re big enough to do challenging work for exciting clients, but small enough to maintain our friendly and supportive culture. We work hard to ensure you can belong, be yourself and be brilliant as part of a forward-thinking team. This includes a flexible approach to hybrid working . And our focus on wellbeing and learning and development has been recognised nationally. For the past three years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces. In 2025, we climbed four places to 20 out of 100 large organisations on this prestigious list. We’re also in the UK’s top 10 Best Workplaces for Women (6 out of 100 large organisations), as well as being ranked among the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (35 out of 100), Best Workplaces for Development (24 out of 100) and Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services. All these lists are compiled by workplace culture experts Great Place to Work. Our rankings are a direct result of feedback from our people in a confidential, independent annual survey. The success rates of our trainees mean we’re also ranked 33rd in The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025. While we’re proudly independent, we collaborate with colleagues around the world to enable our clients to succeed. PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms – together we’re the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK. Being part of this international network provides opportunities to connect with like-minded accountants and business advisers in 150 countries. Your core benefits Financial benefits: • Pension • Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary • Group income protection • Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare Health & Wellbeing benefits: • Private medical insurance • Option to buy 5 extra days holiday* • Counselling and support for you and your immediate family • Virtual GP for you and your immediate family • Cycle to work* Other benefits: • Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts • Gifts for career and family milestones • One volunteering day per year to support local organisations • Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation • Electric vehicle lease scheme* Please note * These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.

Audit & Accounts Senior - £50,000 to £55,000 - Richmond (Hybrid Working). Are you a qualified ACA or ACCA Audit & Accounts Senior looking for a role with genuine variety, flexibility, and balance? This expanding independent firm in Richmond is seeking an experienced, hands‑on professional to joi

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