Assistant Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £98,303

Hours Per Week: 36hours

Base Location: Tameside One

Assessment Date: To be arranged

The Role

This is a rare opportunity to join an ambitious public sector organisation at a pivotal point in its journey and play a leading role in shaping the future of both the organisation and its Finance Service.

Reporting to the Strategic Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer), you will provide strategic and operational leadership across financial management, corporate finance and business partnering. You will be tasked with delivering a sustainable Medium\-Term Financial Strategy, supporting a fundamental budget rebuild from 2027/28 onwards, strengthening corporate finance capability and further developing a modern, high\-performing business partnering model.

This is a genuine Deputy Section 151 opportunity, offering significant exposure to members, senior leaders and corporate decision\-making.

Like many local authorities, Tameside faces growing demand pressures and financial challenges. However, the Council has a clear vision for the future, underpinned by ambitious plans for growth, regeneration, transformation and improved outcomes for residents.

Significant investment has been made in strengthening the Finance Service, creating the foundations for a modern, strategic and influential function at the heart of the organisation.

About You

We are interested in speaking with experienced Assistant Directors, Deputy Section 151 Officers, Heads of Finance and other ambitious senior finance professionals who combine strong technical credibility with outstanding leadership and relationship\-building skills.

Whether your background is rooted in corporate finance, financial management or business partnering, you will bring the ability to influence, challenge constructively and operate confidently within a complex political environment.

About Us

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self\-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

Next Steps

To apply or to find out more, please click here or contact Andrew Tromans at Penna for a confidential discussion at andrew.tromans@penna.com or on 07805 226301

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