Finance and Resources
The Finance and Resources Directorate is responsible for the sound financial management of Hackney Council and it delivers this through the following Divisions:
- Audit and Anti Fraud
- Financial Management
- Financial Control
- Revenues and Benefits
- Procurement and Fleet Management
- ICT
- Education Partnerships
Aims and ambitions
- To set a balanced budget in a challenging financial climate for local government
- Close the accounts without qualifications and improve auditor query turn around times
- Improve our Use of Resources scores in the CPA to lay the ground work for achieving a high CAA assessment
- To ensure that the correct benefit is paid at the right time
- To increase Council Tax collection in line with the London average
- Ensure fleet management function meets sustainability objectives e.g. response to Low Emission Zone
- Promote a culture that is more responsive to customer needs
What did we acheive in 2007/08?
- Improved Value for Money through Best Use of Resources Board
- Increased score to CPA 3 for Benefits and rose to joint top inner London performer for benefits processing
- Increased score to CPA 3 for Use of Resources
- Implementation of audit recommendations currently over 90%
- 42 Benefit staff moved on to New Ways of Working
- E-procurement implementation on track allied to Business Process Re-engineering
- Accounts closure on time with electronic working papers
- New Procurement and Sustainable Procurement Strategies agreed
- Financial support in place for major schemes e.g. Woodberry Down, Academies and Service First
Our priorities for 2008/09 to 2011/12
Continuous improvement
- Improve quality of benefits administration
- Improve value for money across the Council securing efficiencies from Best Use of Resources reviews
- Change the framework for budget management
- Achieve process cost reductions in payments system
- Improve customer experience in transactions with Finance
Accelerated improvement
- Improve the accounts closure process
- Improve our use of Resources Scores in the CPA to lay the ground work for achieving a high CAA assessment
More information
If you have any queries or questions regarding the financial management of the Council, then please do not hesitate to contact my office at the address below:
Tim Hannam
Interim Director of Finance and Resources
London Borough of Hackney
Town Hall
Mare Street
London E8 1E
Page updated: 23 Sep 2008