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Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh and Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit a Part-time Project Accountant for an initial contract until the 31st October 2025 with potential to extend on a rate of c.£275/day (Inside IR35). This role will be 3 days per week (21 hours) and will be a hybrid of working at home and in the office.
Responsibilities:
- Developing and maintaining the project budget and forecasts
- Implementing the monitoring and reporting mechanism in line with corporate requirements including the preparation and presentation of financial reports on project performance
- Reconciling financial data and resolving issues where appropriate to ensure integrity of information provided
- Investigating and explaining any discrepancies between planned and actual project costs
- Undertaking financial processing to ensure appropriate accuracy of financial information
- Providing financial reporting and analysis for business use
- Determining the funding requirements, financial appraisal, affordability and any modelling required, as part of the FBC Financial Case
- Setting out the financial contractual arrangements with the preferred supplier. This will include establishing the pricing and method of payment, assessing and addressing any contractual aspects and setting out the accountancy treatment, as part of the FBC Commercial Case
- Measuring, baselining and setting the improvement opportunity of the proposed efficiency benefit, as part of the FBC Strategic Case
- Demonstrating that the preferred option delivers value for money. This will include the assessment of expected costs and financially quantified benefits and risks, based on HM Treasury Green Book guidance, as part of the FBC Economic Case
- CCAB or CIMA qualified
- Experience of public sector procurement and in setting out the financial arrangements of contracts with external suppliers to secure long-term public value during the implementation phase of the project and in the transition to Business-as-Usual
- Experience in applying HM Treasury Green Book guidance to public sector business or digital transformation business cases and in supporting the development of business cases based on the five-case model and to the Full Business Case stage
- A proven track record in financial planning and management and have at least five years’ experience at a senior level
- Detailed knowledge of financial legislation, regulations, guidance and good practice
- An effective communicator and are skilled at presenting complex information in a balanced, influential, and persuasive manner with accuracy, clarity and conciseness
- Strong analysis and business report writing skills and experience
- Experience of using Microsoft Office and accounting software packages
- Educated to degree level and/ or have other relevant professional qualifications
- Experience in training and sharing your knowledge and any lessons learned with other financially qualified individuals in the application of HM Treasury Green Book guidance to public sector business cases and change initiatives
- Innovative ideas on how the organisation could improve its financial management, budget setting and reporting arrangements
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Finance and Accounting/Auditing
* Industries
Government Administration
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