Job summary
1. Do you enjoy collaborating with others to find solutions which optimise financial outcomes?
2. Are you able to explain complex financial information to range of stakeholders?
To support the Head of Management accounts in delivering key strategic financial reporting. You will be expected to produce consolidated reporting, with narrative, for the Executive leadership Team to build and analyse intelligence underpinning full year forecasting, particularly with staffing.
In addition you will support Assistant Directors and Head of Divisions to understand their budgets in relation to their key deliverables/stakeholders, including challenging forecast optimism and improving their understanding of variance narrative. You will help to identify, communicate and support in the alleviation of financial pressures and improve their financial acumen.
Part of your role will be to develop the Management Accounts Team by critically reviewing process and reporting, offer workable solutions and by openly sharing your knowledge and experience to help the team develop their professional skills
Job description
Key Responsibilities
3. Build and maintain relationships with budget holders - Work across a number of Directorates to increase financial capability and ensure that senior managers understand and are challenged about their use of resources to meet business objectives.
4. Support the development of realistic budgets for Directorates which are based on operational plans and aligned with wider organisation funding opportunities/bottlenecks to ensure that all resource needs are identified.
5. Support the development of forecasts which highlight significant financial risks and opportunities early and provide advice to ensure that risks and opportunities are fully understood so that mitigating decisions are taken.
6. Ensuring that financial reports to senior management highlight key insights in a meaningful and understandable way. Translating and adding financial insight to financial data to provide clear information and evidence.
7. Ensure that budget holders can make decisions based on accurate financial information.
8. Contributing to development of business cases and track and report delivery of planned financial costs.
9. Support the production of Directorate business plans providing expert advice in relation to business planning. This should include impact of staffing structures, contractual commitments and/or savings initiatives, as well as considering the short-, medium- and long-term financial outcomes.
10. Contribute to the corporate induction training sessions.
11. Support the spending review process, providing expert advice and analysis.
12. Providing ad-hoc analysis and presentations to drive and support business decisions.
Person specification
Ability�
13. Good awareness of UK accounting standard.
14. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders (training delivery, facilitation).
15. Excellent analytical skills, the ability to understand the drivers of business performance, identifying trends and opportunities to improve business and/or finance outcomes.
16. A proven ability to work with senior colleagues to deliver improved performance, underpinned by excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to present information clearly.
17. Strong understanding of the drivers of budgets/forecasting including how to support non-finance stakeholders to deliver their financial objectives.
18. Adaptable and willing to review role and priorities with senior management team to meet the current and future needs of the organisation.
19. Mentoring of finance colleagues to improve professional skills.�
Experience
20. Working in a finance team or function, ideally in Finance Business Partnering or Management Accounting.
21. Experience of communicating, supporting and offering senior stakeholders financial advice and guidance.
22. A proven track record of delivering results.
23. Good understanding of the importance of handling information sensitively - in line with data protection requirements.
24. Accurate and relevant record management skills and practical IT and office skills, including Microsoft Office.
25. Experience of process/reporting improvements.�
Technical�
26. High level of competency in MS excel.
27. Strong technical budgeting and accounting skills to ensure Treasury financial reporting requirements and International Accounting Standards are applied correctly.
28. Production and presentation of accurate, timely and meaningful management reporting.
29. Good research, analytical and judgement skills - to evaluate complex information, support and own unbiased decisions, and demonstrate accountability.
30. Ability and willingness to learn and expand professional knowledge and understanding of the range of our systems and processes.
31. Fully qualified accountant is desirable, however, candidates who are able to demonstrate commitment to complete the qualification and meet the other criteria will be considered (CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA or ICAEW).
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
32. Seeing the Big Picture
33. Changing and Improving
34. Communicating and Influencing
35. Managing a Quality Service
Benefits
Alongside your salary of �43,657, Charity Commission contributes �11,787 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
This is your chance to make a contribution that really matters and to make an impact in an organisation where your voice will be heard and your hard work noticed.
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We operate a flexible hybrid working policy where office attendance is combined with homeworking days dependent on role and corporate requirements.
We recognise everyone as an individual, accepting people for who they are and treating everyone fairly. We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring from all backgrounds and we aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We champion inclusion and well being, aiming to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and has a sense of belonging.
We do not discriminate on the basis of culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.
We offer access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme (employer contributions of, far more than in the private sector, and a flexible, family-friendly environment. Additionally, you can look forward to other great benefits via our �Perkbox� and �Edenred� schemes. These include everything from an interest-free season ticket loan and bicycle loan (after two months) to discounts on gym membership, cinema tickets and restaurants. Please see the attached Charity Commission benefits document.
A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days per year.
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