Finance Senior Officer
Senior Finance Officer – 6 months temporary assignment
My client, a central government organisation, requires a Senior Finance Officer to manage a set of processes within the Finance Department that provide management and financial accounting support to the wider business.
Key responsibilities
To manage a Team or a set of processes within the Finance Department, responsible for providing management account / financial accounts support of an area of the business (as designated) and to manage and monitor expenditure for that area.
• Supervise research, development, collation, co-ordination and dissemination of management information including policy, reports, briefings, business plans, risk registers, presentations and web based communications as appropriate.
• Provide effective and timely financial and management reports, in line with business requirements and both statutory and regulatory duties
• Identify improvements to the effectiveness and efficiency of the business, including Finance internal systems and processes
• Develop an understanding of the financial system within the business and the relationships between the various systems and tools so that accurate and consistent information is produced together with ad hoc reports as and when required.
• Develop policy, reports, and procedures and manage/monitor data systems across business areas.
• Supervise the quality, secure handling and dissemination of data/information, maintaining confidentiality, sensitivity and a duty of care
Essential Skills
• At least Part Qualified Accountancy/Financial Qualification i.e. CCAB, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Understanding of accounting policies and practices.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Information technology skills including proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Drafting/report writing skills.
• Risk management.
• Analytical skills.
• Budget management skills.
• Experience of analysing information from a range of sources.
• Experience of providing written and oral advice to senior management.
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