Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has a new opportunity for a Group Finance Manager (Capital)on a 3 months contract initially with a possibility of further extension.

Job Purpose:

To proactively contribute to the transformation and development of financial management across the City Council. Under the direction of the Director of Finance - Business Partnering to provide strategic, detailed and professional financial advice to both internal and external stakeholders. To ensure that the financial advice and services delivered provide value for money and are integrated and supportive of the City Council’s strategic aims and objectives. To be responsible for the development of financial skills across the City Council.

Hybrid working with 2 days in the office, but would consider remote working if the candidate can manage employees well remotely.

Main Areas of Responsibility:

• Be responsible to the Director of Finance Business Partnering for the management of the finance team, including the allocation of work, monitoring of workloads, performance and attendance in order to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of financial management and support to service users.

• Work closely with business unit and service managers to ensure the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the service and effective implementation of procedures and instructions.

• Assist in the preparation of the Medium Term Financial Plan, Corporate Strategies and be responsible for the annual preparation of the revenue and capital budgets for the services within the Portfolio and to ensure that the corporate financial system is updated and maintained to reflect approved decisions.

• Be responsible for the annual closure of accounts process ensuring compliance with all current statutory and professional accounting codes and financial reporting requirements.

• Oversee the provision of regular, cyclical and ad-hoc budgetary control information and advice to budget holders and managers at all levels in the service and for all funding streams ensuring the needs and requirements of budget holders are met.

Essential

• Recognised appropriate professional / accounting qualification (e.g., CCAB or equivalent)

• Knowledge of financial software packages, enquiry packages and corporate accounting systems

• Experience of working accurately with procedures and deadlines in a financial environment and providing advice on those procedures (A,I) • Experience of preparing budgets, budget management and budgetary control

• Experience of and the ability to prepare final accounts within a framework of recognised accounting standards

• Experience of providing financial information and advice to budget holders/non finance managers

• Experience of carrying out data analysis and cost comparisons.

• Experience of preparing government financial returns and grant claims

• Experience of staff management and supervision in a financial environment

• Experience of Local Government Finance with the ability to adapt to future developments.

• Able to supervise, motivate, coach and direct staff

• Possess excellent communication skills, both oral and written; particularly be able to present a range of complex and detailed financial issues effectively to a wide range of audiences.

If you are interested please apply now, or contact us on 07950899682.