Stephan Van Arendsen

Executive Director Resources Knowsley MBC

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Executive Director Resources at Knowsley Council
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Sefton Council (9 yrs 3 mos)
    • Executive Director Corporate Resources and Customer Services
      Feb 2020 - May 2025 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    • Head of Corporate Resources
      Mar 2016 - Jan 2020 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Strategic leadership and management of a range of corporate functions including Finance, Personnel, Legal and Democratic Services, Asset Management, ICT and Internal Audit and Risk Management. As a Member of the Councils Executive Leadership Team I contribute to the development and implementation of corporate and service strategy and policy in order to deliver agreed outcomes at all levels of the organisation

  • Deputy Director of Finance at Manchester Metropolitan University
    Sep 2014 - Feb 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Deputy Director of Finance for one of the UK's largest HE institutions with gross annual budget in excess of £0.25m Financial activities include -Development of financial strategies -Project prioritisation and delivery -Management of capital programme including estate master planning @£200m -Treasury management - IT systems and development ; - management , motivation of over 80 staff.

  • Senior Manager Corporate Finance at Cheshire West and Chester Council
    Apr 2009 - Aug 2014 · 5 yrs 5 mos

    Responsible for:- -Development and implementation of Medium Term Financial Plan to reflect the strategic direction and objectives of a new, innovative and ambitious unitary local authority -Development of annual revenue budget- £750m -Development and management of medium term capital programme that aims to deliver significant infrastructure development to the borough and attract both inward investment and a step change in economic activity- £300m -Treasury Management Activities- £1bn per annum transaction turnover -Insurance function -Cheshire Pension Fund- strategic allocation and ongoing management and monitoring of £3.5bn of assets. Provision of first class administration service to the Funds 70,000 members and 140 employers -Leadership, motivation and management of large multidisciplinary professional team - Provision of financial services to major economic and regeneration schemes totalling over £400m encompassing identification, development and introduction of appropriate funding packages together with robust long term business plans.

  • Finance Manager at Cheshire County Council
    May 2004 - Mar 2009 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Management of Departmental Revenue and capital budgets Departmental Transformational Support Finance Service Transformational programme lead