Croydon Council
Stephen Woolnough is an experienced finance professional currently serving as a Project Officer for Croydon Council, where leadership is provided for a debt recovery project. As a volunteer Walk Leader for Mental Health Mates Highams Park since July 2021, advocacy for mental health awareness is emphasized. Prior roles include Accounts Payable Manager for IMG, overseeing operations across multiple regions, and Accounting Services Manager at Royal Academy of Arts. A strong background in implementing process changes and automating financial transactions is demonstrated in previous positions at Eversholt Rail Group and TJX Europe, along with extensive accounts payable management experience at Sony Music Entertainment and Gap Inc. Educational background includes attendance at McEntee Senior High School.
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Croydon Council
We provide a large number of services for local people, businesses and visitors to the borough, including services for children and adults, and environmental, cultural, sports, housing, planning and benefits services. The borough is split into 24 electoral wards, and local elections are held every four years. With a workforce of about 10,500 staff, including teachers in schools, Croydon Council is the largest employer in the borough. Spending over £900 million per year, the council makes a significant contribution to the local economy. The council comprises three main political functions, the Executive (Leader and Cabinet), Committees, and Scrutiny. The Leader and Cabinet are responsible and accountable for shaping policies and plans and recommending them to the council for approval. Cabinet also gives direction to departmental directors on the way services are managed and the budgets allocated to them. Six non-executive committees take decisions relating to planning, licensing, standards of behaviour and conduct for members and officers, staffing issues, tenders, property transactions, liaison with local utility companies and internal audit. Scrutiny holds the council executive functions to account. Examining aspects of council performance, the Overview and Scrutiny Committee also increasingly involves other local agencies which contribute to the economic, social and environmental well-being of the local population.