Finance Manager

Description

Are you a fully qualified accountant Are you looking for a new role within finance If you are then this role may be for you. Corporate Reporting within Social Security Scotlands Corporate Finance branch are looking for a B3 Finance Manager to join their team.

The Corporate Reporting team is primarily responsible for ensuring the organisation has robust financial management arrangements whilst ensuring value for money for the taxpayer. The team also plays a key role in the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts.

As a B3 Finance Manager you will be responsible for the provision of regular financial management advice and support to non-finance staff and play a lead role in the Annual Report and Accounts Audit.

You will play a key role in producing robust monthly forecasting information and supporting and challenging our key stakeholders spending plans and reporting these results using the new Oracle finance system (ERP). You will improve the financial capabilities of the organisation through engaging with stakeholders and developing and delivering tailored training across the organisation.

This permanent opportunity will provide you with excellent opportunities to broaden your finance experience work with a range of stakeholders and develop your budget monitoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing challenge of financial forecasts to budget holders through delivery of financial reports and analysis on a regular basis and at key budget revisions throughout the financial year. To encourage the effective use of public funds whilst delivering value for money.
• Providing support and guidance to Oracle Finance and Purchase to Pay system users following the introduction of the Enterprise Resource and Planning (ERP) system. Utilising the outputs of Oracle to continually improve the financial information provided to stakeholders.
• Understanding financial capabilities across the organisation by producing and delivering training and awareness sessions to stakeholders in order to improve and develop these capabilities.
• Contributing to the Annual Report and Accounts process and liaise with external audit in the planning fieldwork and completion processes including responsibility for the operation of the centrally managed Audit Mailbox. Completion of key financial reconciliations to support the Annual Accounts process.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant accounting and financial regulations including the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM) specific regulations and accounting standards.
• Lead support and line manage finance colleagues to ensure delivery of team priorities while also providing support and guidance to direct reports.

Qualifications

• Fully CCAB qualified (or equivalent) with up-to-date Continuing Professional Development.

Success Profiles

We use an assessment framework called Success Profiles which lists the elements we test and provides detailed descriptions of each. Find out more about how we assess the Success Profile elements.

Experience

• Proven ability to explain financial information clearly and concisely (both written and verbally) influencing key stakeholders and maintaining strong working relationships.
• Strong financial management experience with the ability to identify generate and interrogate financial data to support decision making.
• Fully CCAB qualified (or equivalent) with up-to-date Continuing Professional Development.

Behaviours

• Communicating and Influencing (Level
  3)
• Delivering at Pace (Level
  3)

You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours here.

Technical / Professional Skills

• Budgeting Forecasting and Costing :
  Budget Management - Practitioner Level
• International Accounting Standards :
  Understanding of international accounting standards Working Level

Further details and description of Professional Skills and levels required can be found at Finance Profession Capability Framework

How to Apply

Apply online you must provide a CV and a Supporting Statement (of no more than 1000 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the Success Profiles above.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application but all statements and examples provided must be truthful factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others or generated by artificial intelligence and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.

We will be carrying out an initial sift based on the following experience requirement :

• Fully CCAB qualified (or equivalent) with up-to-date Continuing Professional Development

Any candidates who are unable to state their qualification details will be sifted out at the initial sift. Only candidates who provide this information will be taken through to the full sift. Details can be given in the C.V.

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