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Overview
We are seeking an Accountant/ Senior Finance Officer to work collaboratively with managers within the respective service areas (up to and including Director level), providing technical financial advice and support using professional knowledge and skills pro-actively to identify, investigate, analyse and evaluate issues/options within an agreed financial management framework. Accountant will support the significant service transformation to ensure that the current overspend is managed and mitigated, whilst supporting delivery of the saving programme.
Responsibilities
- To take responsibility for the delivery of effective financial systems and processes across the company including timely reconciliations, so that any necessary adjustments are designed and implemented promptly.
- Active role in budget monitoring ensuring value is added throughout the process, this is to include being able to explain the financials in simple terms, provide challenge, support development of mitigations and being able to present information to senior colleagues.
- To work routinely with managers across the organisation, typically advising and influencing up to and including Assistant Director / Head of Service level.To take direct personal responsibility for the provision of financial support to discrete areas of the business, including providing specialist, technical advice and reports to senior colleagues and members to support effective decision making under s151.
- To report and monitor Business Unit performance targets as defined in the Operating Level Agreement.
- Lead on work with internal/external auditors coordinating all matters relating to the preparation and audit of defined work area.
- Make most day-to-day operational management decisions and to amend the work priorities of own service area in order to respond effectively to emerging issues and changing corporate priorities, referring only those with high impact or political sensitivity.
Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge, Experience
- There is an expectation that the post holder will be CCAB qualified, or hold an appropriate equivalent qualification.
- Proven knowledge of at least two of the following: operating in a complex multidisciplinary organisation; programmes and projects; financial management; people management.
- Significant experience in administrating and maintaining the financial module of the Mosaic Care Management System and confident in using the Admin Tool.
- Experience of using external software such as Excel to enhance the data available from Mosaic to provide senior managers and external organisations with information in an appropriate format
- Experience of trouble shooting within the Mosaic environment and providing solutions to resolve identified issues.
- Experience in the use of integrated financial systems and specifically the systems relationship between Mosaic, Oracle and ECM.
Pay Rates
PAYEE - £300.77
Umbrella - £400.00
Location - Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton, Lambeth, SW21RW
