About The Finance Department
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The finance team are split into the following sections:
- Payroll - The payment of employee wages, and member's allowance.
- Accounts Payable/Receivable - Payments and Invoices to suppliers/customers for goods and services received/rendered.
- Treasury Management - The management of the Authority's cash flow while mitigating risk, including short-term investments, long term borrowing and ensuring funds are available to meet day-to-day cash requirements.
- Management Accounts - Monthly reports produced which include comparison of actual and forecast income and expenditure against budgets, which are used to inform strategic decision making.
- Financial Accounts - The preparation of financial statement and notes which summarise the Authorities transactions over a period of time.
Revenue Budget 2023/24
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Revenue Budget 2023/24
|
2025/26 £m |
REVENUE BUDGET |
2026/27 £m |
| 74.413 | Firefighters | 78.000 |
| 17.037 | Support Staff | 17.560 |
| 1.600 | Ill Health Pensions | 1.600 |
| 2.517 | Other Employees | 2.584 |
| 6.589 | Premises | 6.106 |
| 2.208 | Transport | 2.452 |
| 7.367 | Supplies and Services | 8.609 |
| 0.381 | Lead Authority Charges | 0.420 |
| 7.367 | Capital Financing | 8.286 |
| 0.450 | Contingency | 0.450 |
| 120.086 | GROSS EXPENDITURE | 126.067 |
| -2.889 | Less Income | -2.899 |
| 117.197 | NET EXPENDITURE | 123.168 |
|
2025/26 £m |
FUNDING |
2026/27 £m |
| 18.703 | Top Up Grant | 16.068 |
| 21.137 | Revenue Support Staff | 30.405 |
| 6.883 | Section 31 Grants | 0.000 |
| 2.977 | Pension Grant | 2.977 |
| 0.699 | NI Grant | 0.000 |
| 8.492 | Local Business rates | 11.318 |
| -0.466 | Collection Fund Deficits | -0.448 |
| 0.188 | Recruitment Reserve | 0.000 |
| 58.613 | GOVERNMENT FUNDING | 60.320 |
| 58.584 | PRECEPT | 62.848 |