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Salary:  £87,880 -  £100,410 inclusive of London Weighting.  This post also attracts a Market Forces Supplement of up to £16,115
Contractual Hours: 35 per week
Basis:  Permanent 
Workplace category: Hybrid 
Attachments: Job Information Pack 

How to Apply 

CIPFA Penna is supporting the City of London Corporation in the recruitment,  please visit this link to apply. 

CIPFA Penna is supporting the City of London Corporation in appointing an Assistant Director – Strategic Finance, a pivotal senior leadership role within a large and influential finance function.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a highly credible public finance professional to provide strategic financial leadership, strong corporate grip and high-quality advice to Members and senior officers in a complex, fast-paced environment.

Working closely with the senior leadership team, you will lead the corporate accounting function and oversee revenue and capital budgeting, medium-and-longer-term financial planning and savings programme, whole life costing and major project financing. You will act as a trusted deputy on complex strategic, business and commercial matters and play a key role in major change activity, including ERP implementation and process improvement, while ensuring business-as-usual financial management remains robust and resilient.

We are seeking a fully qualified CCAB (or CIMA) accountant with relevant experience in local government or a similarly complex public-sector environment.

You will bring expertise in corporate financial management, governance and financial reporting, alongside the leadership capability to develop teams and operate with confidence under pressure.

In return, this role offers senior-level exposure, genuine influence and excellent preparation for future Finance Director or S151-level roles.

For further information, please click the link to download a candidate briefing pack:

Assistant Director – Strategic Finance

For a confidential discussion and further details, please contact Andrew Tromans at CIPFA Penna:

• Telephone: 07805 226301
• Email: andrew.tromans@penna.com

Applications Close: Midnight, Sunday 15 March, 2026

How to Apply 

CIPFA Penna is supporting the City of London Corporation in the recruitment,  please visit this link to apply. 

Please visit this link to apply. 

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OCHA1130  if you experience any difficulties.  A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.  

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.