Cornwall Council is seeking a highly motivated and experienced leader to join our dynamic leadership team as Service Director Resources and Performance.
Reporting directly to the Council’s Section 151 Officer, you will have the overall strategic leadership responsibility for the Council’s resources, including Treasury management, Accounts, Assessments, Billing and Collection, Business Planning and Performance Management framework and reporting.
This role has a broad strategic remit spanning across the Council. To be successful, you will be committed to supporting the organisation in discharging its responsibilities towards proper financial management. By taking a long-term strategic view over the Council’s capital investments and financial sustainability you will ensure that residents can have confidence in Cornwall Council now and into the future.
You will be responsible for the Council’s council tax and benefits services and have oversight across all other resource streams, funding Council operations connecting financial planning into organisational business planning and leading work on the Council’s upcoming comprehensive spending review and annual budget setting process. You will have outstanding leadership skills, able to inspire confidence from colleagues, residents, the political administration and investors ensuring that Cornwall is financially set up to attract good growth and long-term financial security for Cornwall. This is a challenging and exciting role and would suit someone who is motivated by working in an ambitious Council dedicated to making Cornwall a wonderful place to live and do business.
To find out more about this role please see below and refer to the Success Profile attached:

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• Proven experience in a senior leadership role within a complex political organisation. Able to navigate and thrive within a complex and ambiguous environment being adept at finding consensus and forward momentum.
• Strong strategic thinking and the ability to link service, directorate, and corporate priorities, able to work confidently in a matrixed environment to connect the organisation’s overall strategic priorities.
• Strong expertise in financial management. Either fully qualified accountant or with significant equivalent professional experience, able to demonstrate ownership and accountability over complex revenue and capital budgets and financial planning.
• Demonstrable ability to lead a strong performance culture. Able to translate business strategy into organisational performance objectives and being able to inspire public and political confidence in performance reporting.
• Outstanding and proven leadership skills with the ability to directly and indirectly lead and inspire diverse teams building professional capabilities, building a culture of strong budget management.
• Please also note that this position will be subject to a basic criminal record disclosure check