Lead Accountant Assignments including Projects and SchoolsBudget Manager Facilitator and Trainer on ORACLE BI Dashboard and e-forecasting Performance Thematic Work-stream Lead Value for Money Assessment Work with Selby District Council external partners

To undertake specific financial project work relating to the Council's health and social care responsibilities and wider change agenda. Part of North Yorkshire County Council's 2020 Finance Change Team

Line management and development of seven staff and responsibility for a further twenty seven. Preparing monthly performance reports to senior management and quarterly reports to the Council's Executive Management Team, reporting performance against service plans and targets. Leading the development of performance frameworks and reporting. Producing an Annual Account of performance to the residents of Redcar and Cleveland for adult social care. Risk Champion maintaining the Directorate's Risk Register and Profiles. Management and governance of the Directorate's adult social care Financial Assessment and Direct Payments Team, responsible for the assessment of care contributions, payment of care providers and invoicing and income collection.• Improved the Directorate's Performance Management framework• Written the Council’s first Local Account for Adult Social Care • Facilitated training for staff in risk management• Reviewed charging Policies to improve income generation• Improved financial governance arrangements for Direct Payments

Governance, Risk and Internal ControlPerformance Management (from 2009)Financial Assessments /Direct Payments (from 2006)Complaints ManagementAsset ManagementPublic Information and CommunicationInformation Governance & Data ManagementEmergency Planning, Business Continuity and Health and SafetyMaintaining and developing the Directorate's Policies and ProceduresDeveloped an Account Manager relationship for the social care directorate with a the Council's public- private partner (2003-5)- Established and chaired the Directorate's inaugural Risk Management Group- Introduced the initial resource allocation system (RAS) for adult social personal care- Produced an Asset Management Plan for the Directorate- Project Managed the closure of offices and extension of a primary school- Ran Rest Centre Training exercises for volunteers

Responsible for overall management of the accountancy and financial management services ensuring the provision of accurate and timely accounting services including responsibility for the production of the Statement of Accounts, managing and maintaining the accuracy of the Council's financial information system and co-coordinating the development and ensuring compliance with key performance requirements (KPI s) as set out in the service contract with Middlesbrough Borough Council and initially assisting with the management of change programme with this Public-Private Partnership.- Improved the timeliness and accuracy of the Accounts Closure process- Effective management of the relationship between Middlesbrough Council and its public private partner for the delivery of accountancy services

Responsible for the management and development of the finance and administrative functions within Social Services including advising and supporting senior managers in strategic financial planning, budgeting, accounting , costing and value for money , and provision of Exchequer Services and other business processes.-Establishing effective financial monitoring for social care in Middlesbrough as a unitary Council for the first time-Seconded to Public-Private Partnership Bid Team to account manage, one of the potential bidders for the contract- Represented the Council as an EFQM assessor for the Cabinet Office/TN

Responsible for the preparation and monitoring of the detailed Social Services Annual Revenue Budget for Cleveland County, supervision of the Department's accounts closure programme , financial support and advice to Departmental budget holders and senior management , submission of grant claims and returns , maintenance of accounting records.Lead finance officer for the disaggregation of financial operations and budgets in 1995 as part of the break-up of Cleveland County Council.

Responsible for the revenue and capital budgets and annual accounts of the Policy and Resources Committee, financial reporting to senior officers and Members , completion of financial returns , liaison with officers from other central departments and deputising for the Chief Accountant in their absence.-1st experience of managing and developing staff - Developing skills of report writing

Was involved in general financial and clerical duties, coding of invoices, processing of income, assisting service accountants in the preparation of budget estimates and closure of accounts, secondments to internal audit, revenues and collections and other finance sections.- Successfully combining a programme of formal learning which lead to becoming a full member of CIPFA and acquiring office based skills through practical experience of secondments in key local government roles.