Job Description
Strategic Finance & Governance Lead - Ballymena - Permanent An exciting opportunity to join a college as Strategic Finance & Governance Lead, supporting financial planning, governance, and high-impact projects. This role offers the chance to influence key decisions and contribute to the institution’s strategic development. About the role:
1. £45,718 - £48,710 per annum
2. Monday to Friday
3. 26 days annual leave
4. Hybrid working options
5. Permanent role
What you'll be doing in this role:
6. Research and document the relevant strategic context.
7. Research and establish the strategic and business need.
8. Set suitable objectives and targets.
9. Identify and quantify the relevant monetary costs and benefits.
10. Identify and analyse risks.
11. Assess risk and uncertainties using sound and realistic assumptions and propose risk management and risk reduction strategies.
12. Adjust for optimism bias, where necessary, in accordance with guidance in Annex 4 of the Green Book.
13. Identify a suitable way to assess non-monetary factors and apply the methodology to the business case (to include lifetime opportunities, sustainable development and equality).
What you'll need for this role:
14. A relevant degree* (*A qualification where modules taken consist of more than 50% of the course, ie: Governance, Risk or Numeracy related topics e.g. Business, Accountancy, Economics, IT, Statistics etc). (Level 6 or above)
15. Applicants must hold GCSE Mathematics and English Language at grades A – C, or equivalent.
16. 1 years’ experience of preparing appraisals and evaluations in accordance with the Better Business Cases™ (5 Case Model) and Evaluation
17. OR 3 years’ experience within a role of assessing and evaluating projects.
18. 1 years’ experience in financial governance, business case development or public sector finance.
19. Strong knowledge of governance frameworks, internal controls and risk management
20. Excellent written and oral communication skills, including strong negotiation and influencing skills.
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you! Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply – we may have other suitable roles for you.