The Greenwich Council Appointments Panel met to interview candidates for the role of Deputy Director of Resources – Finance. The panel, composed of Councillors Anthony Okereke, Denise Hyland, Averil Lekau, Rachel Taggart-Ryan, and Matt Hartley, was scheduled to convene in Committee Room 4 at the Town Hall, Wellington Street, Woolwich.

Deputy Director of Resources – Finance Interviews

The main item on the agenda was the interviews for the position of Deputy Director of Resources – Finance. According to the job description, the Deputy Director of Resources – Finance is responsible for:

• Managing the council’s finances sustainably.
• Developing the council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy.
• Providing budgetary control.
• Leading Corporate Finance, Finance Business Partnering, Procurement, Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud, Financial Governance and Insurance.

The Deputy Director of Resources – Finance also acts as the Deputy Section 151 Officer¹, advising councillors and officers on financial matters.

The person specification for the role states that the successful candidate must have full membership of one of the professional accountancy bodies required by S.113 of the Local Government Finance act 1988 (preferably CIPFA²).

Exclusion of Press and Public

The agenda included a motion to exclude the press and public from the remainder of the meeting, after apologies, urgent business and declarations of interest. The reason for this was not stated in the agenda.