Philip Jones

· Senior member of the Corporate Asset Management Team assisting individual teams in the effective management of Local Government Assets

· Responsible for ensuring the annual Asset Management Plans and 10 year budget forecasts for 15 asset categories were completed in line with corporate strategies

· Prioritising planned projects to fit within the Councils Financial and delivery constraints.

· Co-ordinating the linkage between Long Term Financial Strategy and 10 year asset management requirements.

· Asset Data analysis of over 320,000 separate assets with a replacement value of $3.5billion.

· Developing the Councils G.I.S and B.I capabilities in conjunction with the Information Management team.

· Assisted in the formulation of a Strategic Asset Management Plan and Framework to IS55000 standards of best practice.

· Implementation of a new Asset management system “Assetic”

· Ad hoc reporting and presenting to Group Managers and the Executive Leadership Team.

· Gave Regular Health and Safety presentations and updates to policies and procedures to the team.

· Providing financial analysis and advice to the Portfolio Management Office to support sustainable investment decision making.

· Monitoring and advising on the use of constrained cash reserves by promoting and forecasting the effects of the Local Government Infrastructure Plan as a means of investing in growth whilst protecting Councils liquidity.

· Monitoring and reporting on Councils project delivery to include analysis of actuals against internal and external key performance indicators.

Assisting in the effective coordination of Council's Capital planning portfolio to achieve an evidence based plan that satisfies the requirements of service provision balanced to Councils priorities

· Developing financial management system reports to support the PMO and business areas with financial analysis and investment decision making tools.

· Condtucing formal reviews of Council's portfolio prioritisation model and acting as a conduit between the Portfolio Management Office and the Corporate Budget Team with respect to alignment of capital and operational

· Management Accounting: Overseeing the accuracy and producing monthly management accounts including cost and income variance analysis to key performance indicators. Providing detailed reports to internal and external stakeholders.

· Budget Planning: Building and monitoring budgets and Key Performance indicators to maximise cost savings, increase efficiencies, and deliver value for money.

· Risk Management: Formulating and embedding a risk register for the college as a whole as well as for each department’s specific needs. Reporting to the Board of Governors and informing Executive management decisions. Making the sure the college was prepared for every eventuality.

· System Development and transformation management: Reviewing and improving processes to gain efficiencies and a competitive edge. Improving our customer’s experience, staff satisfaction and enhancing the college’s reputation.

· Financial Accounting: Preparation of statutory financial statements including income and expenditure statement, balance sheet and cash flow. Managing the college’s external audit process and fixed asset management.

· Cash flow and Treasury Management: Producing rolling 18 month cash flow forecasts and advising on financial and capital investment opportunities whilst protecting operational requirements.

Management of the finance team and the day to day running of the Finance Office