The Senior Finance Officer will be responsible for managing financial functions and providing expert financial advice within the public sector, specifically in the Accounting & Finance department.

Client Details

Our client is a significant Public Sector organisation

Description

• Provide operational financial support to the organisation and contribute to the delivery of the outcomes and objectives
• Lead in the preparation of the annual revenue budget
• Working closely with senior finance team on the development of the budget
• Financial reporting at meetings with senior stakeholders, providing financial advice and communicating complex financial information.
• Provide the Treasurer with astute, expert financial support and advice in the development and implementation of financial strategy and plans.
• Support change programmes
• Implementation of business plans; capturing and monitoring the business benefits and financial impacts
• Provide support and financial advice to the finance team in the preparation and audit of the annual accounts
• Lead on risk management arrangements, providing sound advice and guidance and developing and maintaining the risk management strategy and risk registers. Co-ordinate the response to the identification and management of risk Decision Making & Business Cases
• Prepare financial commentary for reports produced
• Manage and oversee daily operations of the finance department.
• Interpret Financial Regulations and Accounting Instructions and provide specialist advice and guidance in order to assist the Treasurer when making investment decisions.
• Support the Finance Officers and be main point of contact for all funding and finance related issues for Estates, Partnership, Grant and Commissioned Services.

Profile

• Qualified Accountant
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to interpret and extrapolate financial data and present complex information in a clear, well-structured way that can be easily understood by non-financial users
• Ability to look wider than the financial implications of business decisions and identify and assess the wider strategic impacts.
• Excellent and effective interpersonal skills
• Good communication, negotiation and influencing skills both externally and internally to secure best value, practical solutions, robust systems and effective services
• Ability to work effectively in a pressurised environment
• Flexible, responsive, self-starter, resilient, focused, proactive
• Organised and able to meet tight deadlines
• Proficiency in accounting software and strong analytical abilities.
• A strong understanding of financial trends both within the company and general market patterns.
• Strong leadership skills and experience in managing a team.

Job Offer

• £50,000 - £56,000
• Opportunity to work within a significant public sector organisation.