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Finance

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The service is led by the Assistant Director Finance who, as section 151 officer, is responsible for assuring the proper administration of the Council’s financial affairs and providing an effective Internal Audit Service.   Finance’s key functions are to provide leadership and direction to the County in the use of financial resources and financial and management controls and ensure that decisions are well informed with regard to value for money, financial risks and accountability, and to manage the pension fund.

The role of Finance is to:

  • Prepare and monitor revenue budgets
  • Prepare the medium term financial strategy including revenue, capital, treasury management and risk management.
  • Produce financial statements including the annual Statement of Accounts
  • Provide professional and technical advice and support for all services
  • Maintain, renew and control the Council's financial systems
  • Manage and monitor the Council's main control, suspense and bank accounts
  • Manage the Council's VAT responsibilities, including liaison with Customs and Excise and provision of tax advice and training for all services
  • Ensure there is effective finance input to support strategic partnering
  • Evaluate partnership risks in supporting partnership working
  • Provide effective management of the County Council's pension scheme
  • Provide training in a range of financial issues                          

Management Audit Unit

Internal Audit provide an independent service which objectively examines, evaluates and reports to the council and its management on the adequacy of the control systems as a contribution to the proper economic, efficient and effective use of resources. It provides the following functions in helping the Council to deliver high quality services:

  • Reviews standards of financial conduct
  • Reviews procedures to prevent and detect fraud and corruption
  • Reviews corporate governance arrangements, risk management processes and key internal controls to allow the production of an annual internal control assurance statement
  • Offers corporate advice on financial and non-financial control measures
  • Investigates suspected irregularity (other than external Benefit Fraud)

Simon Smith is the Senior Manager Audit

Telephone: 01228 226261

The above functions are overseen by Julie Crellin (Acting Assistant Director Finance).

Contact address: Lonsdale Building, The Courts, Carlisle, CA3 8NA

Telephone: 01228 - 226288