Finance Manager

Our client is a large local government organisation and looking for an experienced Finance manager to join their team

This is initially a 3 month contract which may be extended for right applicant

You will

1. To identify, develop and support opportunities and initiatives to transform the delivery of financial services across the council.
2. To assist in the preparation of information for officers, elected members and the public in relation to financial issues and collaborate with external partners and agencies as required.
3. To progress all the key internal and external financial documents for your respective area of the portfolio; in accordance with council procedures and delegated level of financial authority, having regard to recommended and mandatory professional accounting practices.
4. To undertake appropriate development work as required in response to changing financial regimes, new government legislation and initiatives and to determine the financial implications of policy changes/decisions.
5. To manage and motivate staff assigned to the post, ensuring robust management and supervisory practices are undertaken, learning and development proactively supported and to provide coaching and mentoring as appropriate.
6. To be part of the finance management team, collectively finding solutions to ensure all matters arising are addressed satisfactorily and actions agreed to address any issues.
7. Support and embedding culture of budget holder empowerment and delivery of value for money, including
8. Leading teams on delivery of appropriate training and organisation-wide financial awareness and development.
9. Provision of insightful predictive analytics, utilising, economic, social, and demographic data and commercial acumen to support business development and income improvements across the organisation.
10. To lead on the co-ordination and production of the in-year monitoring reports, ensuring key monthly financial monitoring tasks assigned are achieved to a high quality, consolidating service finance business partner reports on a monthly basis and producing clear, high quality, easy to read corporate financial positions reports (both on a monthly exception and quarterly detailed basis).
11. To lead on the collation of detailed revenue budgets including growth and transformation cost / efficiency programmes for inclusion within the council's budget and in line with the council's MTFP.
12. To update and publish the annual budget monitoring timetable each year, briefing all service finance business partnering teams and ensuring service managers and director sign-off is achieved.
13. To be responsible for the close management, support and development of junior staff across the team, which includes staff apprentices requiring coaching/mentoring.
14. To be responsible for the management of resource allocation, maintaining the ability to plan for external support as needed such that any peaks and troughs of resource usage can be proactively managed.
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PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS INSIDE OF IR35