Role: Finance Manager REF 84255
Contract Length: 1 year
Location: Hybrid/Corsham - 1-3 days per week depending on needs of business
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: SC and UK National requested
Spinwell is recruiting for a Finance Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FINANCE MANAGER
- Inventory Analysis
- Interrogating Anomalies
- Writing a Narrative
- Monthly Reporting
- Little bit around Business Cases, usually disposals
- Due Diligence
- Sense Checking
- Delivery of In-year Budget and Forecast, coordinating monthly submissions and associated Management Information in line with the consolidated departmental timetable and for review at Assistant Head and Deputy Head level. This includes collaborating with colleagues within the Project/Delivery Team and providing accurate financial information to Project Managers and Delivery Team Leaders.
- Support the production of long-term financial planning submissions looking 10 years ahead (known within the client as the Annual Budgeting Cycle - ABC) for review at all levels up to 1 star taking account of key elements including, but not limited to: Assumptions, Risk and Options.
- Ensure accounts are robust taking account of the following key elements, including but not limited to: General Ledger management, maintaining Project Accounts, Asset Accounting and Inventory Accounting. Ensure appropriate governance and control is undertaken in accordance with client accounting policy and National Audit Office requirements.
- Undertake financial accounting returns and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives including review of Financial Statements and the production of an Audit File for review.
- To produce and/or scrutinise Business Cases including a Value for Money (VFM) assessment, affordability scrutiny and provide financial concurrence within delegated authority.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE FINANCE MANAGER
• Good analytical ability to work on and resolve issues that relate to transactions that often occurred some time ago.
• Another is to understand the rules and principles that underpin Inventory and pass on this advice to colleagues who do not work in this area so may not understand the terms so the ability to convey information is important.
• Good communication and collaboration is key.
• This role requires almost constant communication with key stakeholders such as Supply Chain to understand and collaborate with them to resolve issues in that space.
• The same level of collaboration is required when working with either Inventory or BAU Finance Managers as they each have their own tasks that require input.
If you are a Finance Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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