Job Description: Financial Management Specialist
Summary
* This is a 3-month contract position with a local authority, aimed at delivering an effective, accurate, and responsive financial management service to senior management and budget holders. The role is crucial for supporting informed decision-making, ensuring financial control, and enhancing organisational performance across the organization and its associated entities.
Responsibilities
* Support the preparation of statutory accounts, financial returns, budgets, business plans, and forecasts.
* Ensure all statutory and regulatory returns are completed and submitted accurately and within deadlines.
* Assist budget holders and senior management with budget monitoring, financial performance analysis, and corrective actions.
* Lead or support the development and oversight of budgets, including those for associated entities and services.
* Provide financial input into business cases, service developments, and improvement initiatives.
* Contribute to the preparation of annual accounts, including drafting accounts for associated charities and subsidiary entities.
* Support the preparation of tax returns and financial compliance requirements.
Essential Experience
* Proven experience in preparing and managing budgets, management accounts, and financial statements.
* Experience working in a financial management or accounting role, ideally within a similar sector.
* Demonstrated ability to analyze financial data and provide actionable insights.
Essential Qualifications
* Part-qualified or finalist in CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent.
* Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
Additional Information
* Working hours: 35 hours per week
* Location: Clifton Place, 9 Fairham Brook Drive, NOTTINGHAM, Nottinghamshire, NG11 8PY, United Kingdom
* Work pattern: 2 days remote, 3 days in the office
* Bi-weekly schedule
* Application deadline: 20th May 2026, apply ASAP.