To ensure sound business planning and financial probity within the council, including the medium term resource strategy and all financial management of the general fund, the housing revenue account, the capital programme and the management of capital receipts. To keep council tax low by delivering value for money across all our high quality services.
The portfolio holder will be responsible for oversight of the development and implementation of the council’s budget and for the development and delivery of the council’s corporate modernisation programme to transform the way it works - to secure savings, improve customer services and deliver value for money for local residents and businesses.
To be responsible for performance management across the council and the integration of the council’s budget and Fairer Future Plan enabling the council to deliver on the cabinet’s priorities and to cope with financial constraints, together with its partners.
The cabinet member will have particular responsibility for:
· council tax and business rate collection;
· corporate IT;
· customer services – including face to face, telephone and digital services;
· corporate procurement, corporate debt strategy, income management and audit & risk management and anti-fraud;
· property and asset management strategy including acquisitions and disposal – with the cabinet member for regeneration and new homes in relation to major regeneration schemes;
· human resources;
· workforce strategy - with the leader;
· corporate strategy, including the Fairer Future Plan, performance management, shared services, service delivery modernisation;
· developing and delivering a more efficient, effective and sustainable council;
· broadband in Rotherhithe;
· response to the government’s welfare reforms.