ALLEN LANE

Responsibility

• prepare business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions
• prepare the monthly performance reports and related management information with appropriate commentaries
• provide management reporting, business planning and partnering to the communities directorate
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• analyse financial and non financial data to create reports
• provide financial, commercial and business advisory support and expertise to colleagues
• deliver a full and professional finance business partnering service, ensuring departments operate within the college’s financial controls and policies
• to provide finance business partnering to the areas of bridge maintenance & support of central departments
• assist with the delivery of timely and accurate monthly management accounts to the business
• produce and maintain financial models to support the production of budgets, forecast, financial analysis, bids and funding proposals
• develop and improve our reporting functions, using both quantitative and qualitative tools to support decision-making
• produce monthly departmental reports, carry out variance analysis and investigate variances by working with budget holders
• strategic financial management and oversight on the team’s activities to gain a greater understanding of the financial performance
• provide high quality financial advice to key stakeholders
• preparing annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
• provide information on development
• assist with the provision of high quality financial management support and analysis for the business unit
• produce, review and distribute monthly management accounts and other periodic financial reports to tight deadlines
• work with departments to produce annual budgets, in-year reforecasts and long-term plans
• production of the monthly management accounts and commentary
• develop strong relationships with, and become the finance subject matter expert, for budget holders
• act as a critical friend to the business and provide insightful financial analysis to support business improvement and change
• act as lead on large scale, high risk and transformational projects
• supporting directorate's decision making by proviidng monthly performance information
• support budget holders through budget cycles
• provide strong support to budget holders through the delivery of high quality business and financial analysis, with detailed outcomes and benefits
• to proactively challenge financial activities proposed in line with the charity’s strategy and business plans
• act as Finance Business Partner to a number of key budget holders and internal projects
• ensuring that the Trust Commercial reporting is accurately reflected within the Trust overall financial reporting
• playing a key leadership role in leading the annual business planning round, providing high quality costing, budgetary and activity management information
• business Partner with the key stakeholders to uplift overall performance and provide clear financial visibility
• produce the monthly management accounts for each department, providing financial data and strategic advice to budget holders
• aid in the preparation of the monthly management information and quarterly board reports with full commentary
• provide high quality professional advice and support to budget managers
• developing and maintaining excellent business partnering arrangements across the organisation, providing management with reliable, consistent and timely financial information
• assist with the project and fund reporting
• design and maintain reports alongside analysis and commentary for the stakeholders for whom you are the key finance point of contact
• providing integrated income and expenditure performance, capital financial planning, and financial accountancy and forecasting advice
• actively provide advice and guidance on all finance related issues and appropriate challenge to inform business decision making
• work closely with the Finance Director on programme analysis and review
• act as a business partner for senior stakeholders providing guidance, advice and dealing with all finance-related queries
• monitoring of the delivery of communities spend and provide insight of the impact of any operational variation
• collaborating with FBPs to implement and improve finance processes
• preparation of management accounts for stakeholders in finance and development
• provide financial reporting and analysis to ensure commercial effectiveness
• provide detailed and robust financial and data analysis for projects, business cases, bids, and tenders
• champion innovation throughout the organisation, keeping up with best practice and own personal development
• support the development of costing and pricing methodologies for new programmes and other new initiatives
• championing change and consistently delivering improved financial performance
• support the creation of detailed budget estimates for your service areas ensuring these are aligned to the published MTFP
• to contribute to a culture within BHE which is motivational, fosters excellent performance, innovation and trust amongst staff
• supporting the annual budget process including liaison with departments and Finance Director
• providing advice and guidance on all finance related issues and appropriate challenge to inform business decision making
• provide monthly management reporting and commentary, leading monthly business reviews to communicate understanding of overall financial performance
• determine which proposals require full business cases, and lead on the finance input to those cases
• the successful candidate will either be a fully qualified accountant or working towards the final stages of their professional qualifications
• identify savings and ensure financial strategy is delivered
• developing savings proposals to support corporate objectives
• analysis of long term development impacts
• respond to consultations and assess the financial impact of new legislation as required
• this includes utilising key internal business systems and external data sources
• provide input into the financial development of fundraising proposals
• developing accurate and robust financial plans which reflect the Divisions Business Plan

Requirements

• communication Skills
• accounting
• monthly Accounts
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• analysis
• budgeting
• finance
• corporate Finance
• budget Management
• central Government
• private Sector
• strategic Support
• adult Social Care
• charity
• financial Accounting
• forecasting
• business Planning
• financial Management
• strategic Finance
• budget Monitoring
• grants
• strategy
• housing
• management Accounting
• financial Analysis
• commercially minded
• management Reporting
• stakeholder Management
• relationship Management
• financial Reporting
• stakeholder Engagement
• budget Setting
• social Housing
• housing Associations
• A qualified member of ACA, ACCA, CIMA CIPFA or equivalent
• experience of charity management accounts and business partnering

Earnings for position finance business partner

Responsibility

• co-ordinate the timely and efficient production of the financial accounts, including balance sheet accounts, journals, project accounting, intercompany transactions and VAT
• managing daily content updates, content demand, workflow, prioritisation and delivery
• ensure the smooth delivering of the financial transaction processing to ensure robust financial controls are in place
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• to be responsible for providing support and guidance to all direct reports
• drive strong financial control and advocate financial priorities to the business
• continue the development of the newly defined enterprise-wide portfolio management framework
• ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and website accessibility requirements
• leading the implementation of the Safety Management Plan
• develop and manage a remote team of 3, ensuring a high performing and well motivated culture
• to be responsible for managing the design, delivery, maintenance, and continuous improvement of ServiceNow platforms, in line with business needs
• troubleshooting and timely resolution of issues
• safety target & criteria
• to be responsible for ensuring suppliers meet service level agreements and Key Performance Indicators for ServiceNow platforms
• confirming change has gone through due process and governance
• safety process and associated documentation
• continue the development of the Digital Services portfolio management framework
• key point of contact for the website, responsible for its day-to-day management, working alongside the Communications team to ensure design consistency and driving customer experience improvements
• to be accountable for ensuring the ServiceNow platform and services remain responsive to customer needs
• embed Digital Services PMO processes with colleagues across Digital Services and the wider business
• promotion of Safety Culture
• to be accountable for the day-to-day management of suppliers who will support, improve, and develop ServiceNow capabilities including but not limited to ITSM Pro, SPM, SAM, and ITOM
• reporting on Safety performance
• directly support the Assistant Director FSD in the delivery of a comprehensive, customer focussed finance service to the executive management teams in The Corporation
• ensuring the Safety Management System is implemented
• to be accountable for defining and implementing platform strategy and vision, supporting the business to define the future strategy for platforms, and subsequent platform requirements, ensuring value is derived from investment
• be a professional lead, provide financial expertise to customers, proactively contribute to the achievement of the service vision and the development of an innovative, high performance and continuous improvement culture
• working with the members of the Change and Transformation Team and the wider organisation to fully understand the portfolio and pipeline of future change initiatives
• to lead and direct the team responsible for Capital, including Chamberlain’s support on Project and Cost Management across the City Corporation; providing financial services that ensure the effective stewardship of the Corporation’s finances
• producing and managing safety documentation in preparation for the SCB and SB meetings
• engagement with Sponsors, Initiative Owners, Programme Managers, Project Managers, Workstream Leads and other stakeholders to ensure PMO services remain fit for purpose and reflect best practice
• quorate member of Safety Management Review Panels for Safety Cases
• support the Assistant Director FSD in their work with members and senior officers towards developing and implementing the strategies of The Corporation, making a significant contribution towards the financial foundation required to deliver on corporate plans
• track and provide project status and summary reports, including to the Executive Team and contributing metrics information to the Balance Score CardDigital Services portfolio management
• to be responsible for the leadership of suppliers providing ServiceNow services with a customer-centric support approach across multiple locations, focused on service improvement, availability, and performance
• ensure Digital Services alignment with newly defined enterprise-wide portfolio management framework
• project tracking and monitoring
• triage the project request from wider business to get a high-level estimate of size, duration, output and cost of work involved, and provide senior management with the information needed to assess which project requests have the highest potential value, impact and strategic alignment
• run the community, weekly meeting, ensure Delivery Managers have all the information
• manage Digital Services PMO gateway process including conduct initial meetings with requestors to ensure there is a clear scope with concise expected result
• you will have overall responsibility for ensuring all queries are responded to within stated SLAs; developing and maintaining business requirements and process maps for key systems tasks; documenting and maintaining system procedures and processes, and identifying opportunities to update practices and procedures to ensure continuous improvement
• be responsible for and manage budgets for technical support and system administration teams

Requirements

• engineering
• user Interface
• leadership
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• service Improvement
• finance
• financial Accounting
• management
• software
• dashboard
• service Providers
• safety
• wordpress
• technical Direction
• reporting
• management Accounting
• service Operations
• strategy
• project Accounting
• strategic Finance
• operations. Assurance of run & change platform services within ServiceNow, ensuring deliverables are delivered on time, to cost, to quality
• experience of leading a team through the full platform lifecycle, continuing to meet user needs by evolving the platform designs
• technical Direction.Provides technical direction on issues identified and assures technical changes required to remediate issues identified
• an experienced website specialist who is comfortable hitting the ground running and working independently
• expert-level knowledge of portfolio management and project management methodologies, techniques, processes and approaches
• vision and Strategy. Works with EA team to define the vision and develop roadmaps
• experience of working across a variety of change initiatives e.g. IT, business change, programmes and projects, product teams
• agile.Ability to work with Agile software delivering in sprints to enhance velocity
• if you have the experience and skills required please don't hesitate to submit your application
• experience of financial modelling
• broad understanding of IT technology, infrastructure, Azure and GDS
• analysis. Ability to investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes and contribute to recommending solutions to these
• proven experience of influencing and negotiating with senior stakeholders
• continual service improvement.Ability to identify technology, service and process optimisation opportunities and lead the implementation of proposed solutions
• understanding of the local authority legislative framework - specifically in relation to financial planning and resourcing
• roadmaps.Ability to design and implement IT Roadmaps and production of high-quality documentation
• experience of managing the operational delivery and development of ServiceNow, working with internal and external IT service teams to meet stakeholder/user needs
• experience working with stakeholders and managing agencies; basic use of native HTML; practical experience of WordPress CMS; dashboard integration; search engine optimisation ; Google Search Console; user interface research; user experience best practice; interpretation and reporting of website analytics
• CCAB / CIMA qualified or significant experience of working at a senior level in a finance team within a large and complex organisation

Earnings for position manager

Responsibility

• process capital transactions, including depreciation, leases, accruals, additions, disposals, and revaluations
• work with the Financial Controller to help deliver the departmental strategy
• responsible for Quarterly VAT Returns, management accounts for our Trading subsidiary and the reconciliation of the intercompany account with the Charity
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• report on the financial aspects of the organisation’s social investment activities, providing guidance on reports to the board
• oversee all aspects of the revenue and cash management both from a balance sheet and income and expenditure perspective
• maintain the Trust's fixed asset register
• being the lead officer for the management, maintenance, development and improvement of the Council’s Financial Systems
• being the lead officer for capital accounting, collection fund
• to undertake constructive challenge of proposals, providing advice to funding managers on ongoing and potential programmes
• leading on the preparation of the annual report and accounts for Charity Projects and subsidiary entities
• support the review and development of financial policies and procedures
• preparing treasury management reports liaising with FC to manage any foreign exchange risk
• assisting the Head of Financial Accounts with financial accounts preparation
• coordinating closure of year-end accounts, VAT, government returns and compiling the WGA
• prepare the capital model to reconcile asset values
• assisting with the post year end related reconciliations
• lead on the review of the production of the annual accounts for the various charities within the wider group
• work alongside the Head of Finance on phase 2 of the finance system implementation change programme
• assist with the update of Financial Policies and Procedures as required
• you will participate in the preparation and review of statutory financial statements and be able to communicate findings to non-finance staff
• responsible for, and lead the team who perform financial accounting, and treasury management
• responsible for ongoing systems development, liaising with the external system provider to explore and plan improvements
• support on various HPO projects as and when required
• income reconciliation
• generate internal and external capital reports
• payroll Reconciliation
• working with the team to develop in-house training on the new finance system for the charity and other key stakeholders
• undertake ad-hoc projects as needed
• production of financial reports from the financial information systems
• responsible for bank reconciliations, managing the banking and payroll contracts
• responsible for timely year end process and preparation of the annual consolidated statutory financial and lead statements, including liaising with the Charity’s auditors and dealing with audit queries
• preparation of journals and recharges
• to cooperate with the Senior Financial Accountant on coding enquiries, production of the Statement of Accounts, and BACS processing
• ensure all Government returns are completed accurately and on time
• provide specialist charity finance advice on the assessment of charitable funding, ensuring appropriate and sustainable decisions are made in line with strategic objectives
• ensuring that all balance sheets accounts are reconciled frequently, and any differences are dealt with accordingly, including bank reconciliations, intercompany, fundraising income and restricted fund reports
• act as an important contact to external auditors, co-ordinating sample documentation from country offices, responding/co-ordinating responses to audit queries, tracking management responses to audit findings and preparing other audit requests
• assisting with Audit queries
• ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting system and associated reporting package, maintaining the chart of accounts and liaising with software suppliers to lead updates and upgrades
• work closely with program managers to ensure accounting and expenditure is in line with relevant standards, work closely with capital projects and estates managers, and act as the main point of contact for external auditors and customers
• support the year-end financial accounting close process and preparation of year-end financial reporting. Involving collating and reviewing disclosure information, preparing notes to the financial statements, performing reconciliations and reviews
• support on the quarterly risk reporting process to ensure all calls are scheduled, template is rolled out, data packs are completed and sent out to RO’s, action points are documented and followed up
• you will also have some ability to write reports using Crystal, Business Objects or SQL which improves production of financial reports from the financial systems
• this is a hybrid role with two days in the London Office per week
• being responsible for the preparation of the VAT return in line with making tax digital ensuring accounting records are up to date and accurate
• define and deliver the best outcomes for the organisation by working collaboratively to make key decisions and deliver strategic projects and activity
• responsible for, and lead the team who perform all transactional services , reconciliations of these areas, and debtor monitoring
• you will be responsible for cash handling and income allocation across the authority, which includes Museum and Parking sites, and occasional Events during the year
• responsible for, and lead the team who perform payroll , bank reconciliations, insurance, car leasing functions, completion of government returns, revenue accounts, and utilities coding
• the ideal candidate for this role will be an experienced Financial Accountant who has significant year end and reconciliations experience. Experience of the Higher education or charity sector is highly desirable
• support on the quarterly risk reporting cycle

Requirements

• capital Accounting
• accounting System
• accounts Receivable
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• balance
• accountants
• accounting
• financial Accounting
• bank Reconciliations
• closure
• communication Skills
• financial Systems
• reports
• drive Change
• local Government
• finance
• finance Manager
• transformational
• systems Accounting
• finance Team
• finance Systems
• part Qualified
• A part-qualified, studying, or a qualified accountant
• experienced in capital accounting experience with an understanding of financial accounting
• highly motivated, capable of working methodically and with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• A desire to work surrounded by colleagues and connect as part of a team
• within a commutable distance of Hampshire
• willing to work a min of 2 days a week on-site
• this role offers a great chance to develop your CV further and could lead to a permanent opportunity in the future
• experienced in the NHS or working in a large complex organisation in the public or private sector and seeking a new challenge

Earnings for position financial accountant

Responsibility

• build a highly effective, motivated finance team through leadership and coaching, creating a culture of continuous improvement and professional excellence
• inspire and lead a high performing team to oversee the financial performance management across core finance disciplines
• act as a key business partner to colleagues across the organisation, most notably the leadership team
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• responsible for ensuring a robust financial control environment exists in the organisation
• create, drive and embed the finance business partnering model across the organisation
• responsible for fostering financial accountability across the organisation and developing a common understanding of the business model around key financial benchmarks
• undertake a needs analysis to determine where gaps in information exists across the business and design and implement improvements
• developing and delivery strategy; developing business plans; improving the understanding of business performance and ensuring this is aligned to strategic objectives
• the successful candidate will be a qualified Accountant, with a strong track record of working within the charity sector
• embedding a culture of commercial finance business partnering within the organisation, ensuring finance has a voice in all business decisions
• responsible for leading a budget advice and support to Budget Holders and provide guidance around "value for money savings" where necessary
• providing support and challenge around project delivery by providing sound financial advice
• creating strong relationships with service managers by understanding their needs and how they can be best supported
• with proven technical charity SORP, you will also be able to deliver on the finance business partnering ambitions of the organisation
• lead on a number of historic but key technical VAT and governance issues to ensure resolution with audit partners
• provide financial analysis to the department Heads, SMT and the Board
• delivering the wider finance activities such as closure of accounts, budget development
• this role is inside of IR35 and the organisation supports hybrid and flexible working
• responsible for providing finance advice at a strategic and operational level
• oversee the budgeting and reforecasting process
• work with Stakeholders to provide them with the tools they need to manage their budgets
• lead on the day-to-day aspects of the finance and accounting function, providing the organisation with exact, timely and relevant information to support decision-making
• working with Budget Holders to develop new "workingmodels" where necessary
• live, breathe and be a role model for our organisational values of Excellence, Collaboration, Inclusion and Innovation
• working and collaborating with Directors and senior stakeholders to ensure they have the information and tools they need to achieve value for money and maximise outcomes for residents
• monitoring of service level agreements and KPI’s
• applicants must be qualified within a CCAB body or CIMA and experience within a local authority essential
• ensuring stakeholders are supported to make timely decisions based on accurate and insightful finance information, by bringing business intelligence and operational knowledge to budget setting, forecasting and financial reporting
• proactively identify areas of financial weakness by understanding the risks and pressures and working towards improving them as well as modelling and where possible predicting these pressures to allow for forward planning
• to provide strategic oversight for the preparation of the annual budget and financial forecasting process to support the 5-year financial and strategic plans
• this role offers the opportunity for development and support meaning this is an excellent opportunity to progress and gain valuable experience
• leading in providing strategic financial advice to enable services to deliver continuous improvement in line with corporate priorities and the council’s medium term financial strategy
• review the current management reporting process, working with key stakeholders to develop management reporting which brings information to life in a clear and inclusive manner
• to apply, please send your CV and cover letter to [email protected] by 3rd March
• overall, this is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in either managing a team at this level within a local authority, or someone with a strong background in adults social care and Public Health looking to step up into a senior managerial position
• lead and support a team of 3, empowering your people to identify and implement new ways of working that improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
• the post holder must have confidence in building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders and an ability to develop and motivate a team

Requirements

• accounting
• adults
• financial Analysis
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• leadership
• local Authorities
• management Accounts
• local Government Finance
• local Government
• health
• finance
• public Sector Accounting
• management
• local Authority
• qualified Chartered Accountant
• senior Management

Benefits

• mutual

Earnings for position head of finance

Responsibility

• provide expert support and advice to senior management of the corporate directorate including analysis, management reports and budgeting advice
• lead on the management information reporting improvements on the system
• challenge existing assumptions and working practices, taking into account the financial impact, effective use of resources and strategic objectives
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• identify how to drive forward the MI within the system
• acting a Finance Business Partner to the Faculty providing financial oversight, advice and training where necessary
• acting a Finance Business Partner to the Faculty providing financial oversight, advice, and training where necessary
• taking a lead role on the financial planning of the charity and the development of management information
• support divisional budget holders on major new initiatives and change programmes including financial tracking and accountability
• ability to extract full capacity out of the financial system
• acting in a key leadership capacity at budget management meetings
• leading the design, implementation and review of systems, processes and procedures producing management accounts to improve analysis and insight quality
• making a significant contribution to the closure of accounts process in consultation with the Chief Accountant or Head of Finance
• support and develop 1 member of staff
• month end improvements
• providing strategic support around projects and business plans and providing strategic advice around project evaluation
• involvement in the management accounts, preparing monthly finance reports alongside another Senior Finance Business Partner
• providing monthly analysis and insight into the management accounts process
• quality and timeliness of financial information, both to budget holders and senior management
• actively engaging throughout The Corporation and wider public sector community to act as a trusted advisor and service delivery partner
• ad hoc project support
• overseeing the prevision and review of data as part of the statutory accounting process including Audit
• supporting cross functional projects with financial modelling and analysis
• managing a small team of Finance Business Partners
• managing a small team
• working with the Facility and senior leadership team to support them in their strategic business planning, 5 year plan and budget management
• providing high quality strategic financial advice to aid decision making and support the Chief Accountant or Heads of Finance with regards to funding and financial management
• contributing towards the development and implementation of The Corporation’s financial strategy by jointly leading on the creation of a robust annual budget
• providing clear communication and in-depth support by building and maintaining excellent relationships with the business and ensuring budget holders are supported on all financial issues
• providing a significant contribution to the maintenance of financial systems and supporting on the chart of accounts and the integrity of the general ledger
• encouraging, leading and managing members of the FSD matrix team to help them recognize their potential and contributions to the objectives of The Corporation, through coaching and mentoring to develop credible and responsive accountants
• perform financial forecasting, reporting and budget consolidation

Requirements

• accounting
• government
• budget Management
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• analysis
• corporate Finance
• finance
• management Information
• leadership
• management Accounts
• strategic Finance
• reporting
• netSuite
• stakeholder Engagement
• experience of the Higher education sector is highly desirable

Earnings for position senior finance business partner