Senior Finance Officer

One of our local authority clients are currently recruiting for a Senior Finance Officer. This is a temporary contract for 5 months with possible further extension based on budget and performance.
Main Purpose of Post/Job Summary
To challenge budget managers in their monitoring figures and assist in closing of accounts, work on capital and revenue. Work collaboratively with managers within the respective service areas, providing technical financial advice and support using knowledge of local government, professional knowledge and skills pro-actively to identify, investigate, analyse and evaluate issues/options within an agreed financial management framework.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Write and present management board and committee reports, provide specialist, technical advice to support effective decision making including drafting appropriate financial implications for formal reports.
* To report and monitor Business Unit performance targets as defined in the Operating Level Agreement.
* Develop and maintain specialist knowledge and understanding of financial legislation and accounting standards and take responsibility for implementing changes arising from new or amended legislation or financial policy, ensuring that the council’s processes are compliant.
* Responsible for improving financial systems and processes to capture and analyse financial information.
* Contribute financial expertise to projects with significant financial impact including cross-council transformative projects such as major systems developments and business process redesign. Take a lead role in ensuring they meet all their financial and budgetary responsibilities through effective monitoring and control.
* Authority to make most day-to-day operational management decisions and to amend the work priorities of own service area in order to respond effectively to emerging issues and changing corporate priorities, referring only those with high impact or political sensitivity.
* Develop strong links with officers in other organisations locally and nationally to facilitate benchmarking, information sharing and analysis.
* Lead on work with internal/external auditors coordinating all matters relating to the preparation and audit of defined work area(s).
The above is a brief overview of the role, details and specification will be provided should you be successful. If interested in this position, please send your CV to Jahker Miah at Coyle Personnel Ltd