Finance Manager

Are you a fully qualified accountant and are you looking for a new role within finance?

If you are, then this role may be for you. Corporate Reporting, within Social Security Scotland’s Financial Reporting and Planning branch are looking for a Finance Manager to join their team.

The Financial Reporting and Planning 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 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, Enterprise, Resource and Planning (ERP). You will improve the financial capabilities of the organisation through engaging with stakeholders and developing and delivering tailored training across the organisation.

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

• Provide challenge of financial forecasts to budget holders through delivery of financial reports and analysis on a regular basis, including key budget revisions throughout the financial year to encourage the effective use of public funds whilst delivering value for money.
• Lead, support and line manage finance colleagues to ensure delivery of team priorities, while also providing support and guidance to direct reports
• Develop and continually improve financial capabilities across the organisation by supporting in producing and delivering training and awareness sessions to stakeholders.
• Contribute 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.
• Provide support and guidance to Oracle Finance and Purchase to Pay system users across business areas following the introduction of the Enterprise, Resource and Planning (ERP) module. Utilising the outputs of Oracle to continually improve the financial information provided to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting and financial regulations, including the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM), specific regulations and accounting standards.

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

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

For this post, the following Success Profile elements will be assessed:

• Demonstrable financial management experience with the ability to identify, generate and interrogate financial data to support decision making.

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

You will demonstrate the following skills within the Finance Profession Capability Framework:

• Budgeting, Forecasting and Costing:
  Budget Management – (Level: Practitioner)

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

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