Overview
Responsible for leading and maintaining robust financial governance frameworks and overseeing strategic financial operations that safeguard the council’s financial integrity, ensure effective risk management, and drive forward its commercial aspirations. This includes aligning financial planning with long-term organisational goals, supporting sustainable investment decisions, and enabling innovation.
Key responsibilities
Caroline Knott
- Corporate finance, treasury management and tax – leads on corporate financial planning, treasury activities, and tax compliance to ensure financial sustainability and statutory adherence.
- Internal and external audit – coordinates audit activities to provide assurance on financial controls and Statement of Accounts.
- Deputy Section 151 Officer
Shaun Flaxman
- Finance business partnering – leads on business partnering and budget monitoring to support service delivery and decision-making for the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account.
- Transactional services – oversees financial operations including exchequer and payroll services.
Adam Drane
- Financial strategy – leads on setting the council’s budget and medium-term financial strategy.
- Risk management – coordinates the council’s risk management framework, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated effectively.
- Business systems – oversees finance and business systems.
