Assistant Finance Manager - Central Government

Role: Assistant Finance Manager REF 106436
Contract Length: Until 31/12/2026
Location: Hybrid/London - 2 days per week
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: BPSS

Spinwell is recruiting for an Assistant Finance Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSISTANT FINANCE MANAGER

• To support the Acting Budget Manager in undertaking the financial and accounting functions of the Department.
• To prepare annual budget schedules and budget illustrations for diocesan and suffragan bishops. To circulate these in liaison with the Acting Budget Manager and action any queries and/or adjustments as required.
• To upload approved budgets on to SAP.
• To set up the quarterly funding for bishops.
• To monitor bishops’ returns against budget and respond to queries from budget holders.
• To prepare a monthly report of expenditure on maintenance of Diocesan Bishops’ houses.
• To set up the Legal Officer fees funding (quarterly in arrears in accordance with the annual Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order).
• To assist as required with the maintenance of the Bishops’ Staff database and costing data. To process quarterly accruals.
• To coordinate the uploading of the bishops’ quarterly returns on to SAP.
• To generate (using Excel) and circulate, in liaison with the Finance Assistant, quarterly expenditure update reports for bishops and to respond to queries arising.
• To maintain a record of recharges due to third parties and to raise quarterly recharge invoices.
• To review and authorise the quarterly invoices for pension contributions for all bishops, deans and Commissioner funded canons.
• To complete the quarterly high-level reconciliation of bishops’ funds in hand and to follow up any queries arising.
• To carry out other ad hoc financial tasks and investigations.

  SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE ASSISTANT FINANCE MANAGER

• AAT (or equivalent including qualified by experience)

• Experience of working with accounting/finance software (such as SAP, Oracle, SunAccounts);
• Strong Excel skills (formulae, v lookups, table arrays, linking spreadsheets, formatting and validation) and good working knowledge of Word and Outlook.
• Tact and diplomacy, able to provide support and appropriate responses to bishops
• Logical and systematic approach to own workload.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to new systems – during the period of this assignment the organisation will be transitioning from SAP to D365 as its accounting system.
• Confident and able to deputise for the Budget Manager.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic, a self-starter.

If you are an Assistant Finance Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

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The client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us and quote the role you are applying for.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

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