Finance Manager

FINANCE MANAGER - INITIAL 3 - 6 MONTH CONTRACT - INSIDE IR35

Loriens Angus based Public Sector client is looking for a fully qualified Finance Manager to join their team on a 3 - 6 month contract on a hybrid working basis.

The post holder will be required to:-

• Oversee and direct the provision of accountancy support to services of the organisation including directorates, common good, charities and arm's length external organisations, including -
• liaising with the service's senior management team
• preparing of budgets and all related budgeting activity including medium term strategic financial planning
• preparing of annual/management accounts and all related accounting activities
• providing advice to services on virement/budgetary control and undertaking analyses to ensure that budget control issues are identified timeously
• undertaking general ledger maintenance activity in support of the above activities
• undertaking financial investigations and appraisals
• completing grant claims and other financial returns
• providing general financial advice to council services
• delegating for the section 95 officer in respect of consultation on draft committee reports and committee attendance.

• Oversee and direct the delivery of corporate responsibilities ie treasury management, general ledger support and the co-ordination and monitoring of revenue and capital budgets and annual accounts, including -
• liaising with elected members and senior officers
• preparing working papers
• undertaking analyses and reconciliations
• maintaining support systems and producing reports/output from these
• undertaking general ledger maintenance activity
• producing publications and reports
• preparing of external returns.

• Assist with other accountancy duties, including external audit queries, in accordance with the financial regulations.
• Develop guidance in relation to finance processes and systems and deliver associated training.
• Contribute to corporate initiatives, special projects, best value reviews and any other ad hoc activities as required.
• Represent the finance function on internal and external working groups as required.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the requirements of legislation, guidance and professional codes of practice in so far as they are relevant to the duties of the post.
• Actively contribute to the management of the overall finance services function.
• Report to the service manager (finance services) with regard to the performance of the team, bringing to their attention areas of work within your remit requiring corrective action and proposals for achieving this.
• Ensure the regular appraisal of team members in accordance with policies and recommend development packages for individual members of the team where appropriate.

Specific Duties:

• People Directorate support
• Charitable Trusts
• Final Accounts
• Debtors/Creditors
• Employee Benefit Accrual
• Bad debt provision
• Related parties
• Financial Regulations co-ordination
• Petty Cash co-ordination
• Value Added Tax co-ordination/returns
• Freedom of Information/Data Protection co-ordination

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.