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Director of Finance

Mairie de Cognac · Local government

En français : Directeur des finances

This job in plain words

The finance director manages the finances of the City of Cognac and its CCAS. The role sets the financial strategy, prepares the budgets and supervises the procurement and public orders service.

Open to non-civil servants Remote work possible

Can you apply?

Civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff can apply. The post is open to the grades of attaché, attaché hors classe and attaché principal.

Category
Category A (executive)
Diploma
Bachelor's degree (bac+3) · Level 6 diploma: finance and public administration
Experience
Confirmed experience; accounting and financial experience essential
Contract
Civil servants (titulaires, by transfer or secondment) and contract staff. For a contract worker: contract of 3 years maximum, renewable up to 6 years in total.

The profile they want:

  • Level 6 diploma in finance or public administration.
  • Accounting and financial experience essential, M57 framework.
  • Able to manage a team and lead projects.
  • Build and manage a complex budget.
  • Make public procurement procedures legally secure.
  • Rigour, reliability and a sense of public service.

What you would do

  • Take part in setting the strategic direction of the local authority.
  • Build and carry out the financial strategy.
  • Manage the preparation and execution of the budgets.
  • Ensure that budget and accounting procedures are reliable.
  • Supervise the procurement and public orders manager.

How to apply

Apply through the official offer on Choisir le Service Public or with the « Apply on the employer's site » button. You can also send your file to the town's human resources department.

Documents to send:

  • Cover letter
  • CV
  • Latest administrative status order (if civil servant)

Good to know:

  • Remote work possible.
  • Management role.
  • The text also gives a sending date of 27/08/2026: check the date on the official offer.

We wrote this summary automatically from the official offer. Only the offer published on Choisir le Service Public counts: read it before you apply. Source: Choisir le Service Public (DGAFP), Etalab 2.0 licence.

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