The Director of Finance

The Director of Finance in a local Council has powers set down in law and must ensure that the Council has "adequate and effective" systems of financial management.

In CIPFA's view there are five key roles that are critical to the achievement of a finance director's statutory repsonsibilities:

• maintaining strong financial management underpinned by effective financial controls
• contributing to corporate management and leadership
• supporting and advising democratically elected representatives
• supporting and advising officers in their operational roles
• leading and managing an effective and responsive financial service

A statement of the role of the finance director in local government has been published by CIPFA, and is designed to provide advice to finance directors in carrying out thier statutory repsonsibilities and their strategic and policy development roles.

Page last reviewed 8 Sep 2008