Finance Manager

The Scottish Government; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits in the heart of Transport Scotland’s Finance and Corporate Services. As a Finance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in the Finance Business Partnering Team, enhancing your skills while contributing to vital financial functions. This role involves budget management, financial reporting, and stakeholder engagement, all within a supportive and inclusive environment. Join a dedicated team committed to delivering a sustainable transport system for Scotland, while enjoying flexible working options and a range of employee benefits. If you're passionate about finance and public service, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Inclusive working environment

Employee benefits package

Qualifications

• Fully CCAB qualified or part qualified with relevant experience.
• Experience in financial management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely completion of budget monitoring and reporting.
• Provide financial management advice and support stakeholders.
• Lead and manage a small team to deliver priorities.

Skills

Budget Management

Interrogation of Finance Systems

Strategic Financial Analysis

Education

CCAB Qualification

Part Qualified (actively pursuing CCAB)

Job description

Job Description

This exciting role lies at the heart of Transport Scotland’s Finance and Corporate Services directorate. As Finance Manager you will play a key role in the Finance Business Partnering Team, providing support across the wider finance function, including the accounts payable and financial accounting teams and policy and operational directorates within Transport Scotland.

An opportunity has arisen to join the Finance and Corporate Services (FCS) Team as a Finance Manager. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop and strengthen a broad range of skills and competencies, whilst gaining valuable insight into the important work carried out by the agency.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of budget monitoring and reporting exercises, providing the Finance Business Partnering team and budget holders with robust information and explanations to assist them in making informed decisions.
• Provision of financial management advice to stakeholders through delivery of financial reporting and analysis and supplying high quality regular financial updates to key stakeholders, within and outwith the finance team.
• Lead, support and line manage a small team, to ensure delivery of team priorities, while also providing support and guidance to direct reports.
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with all stakeholders, both internal and external, providing advice and constructive challenge.
• Identify potential improvements to finance and governance processes, identifying opportunities for improvement, with a particular focus on using core financial reporting systems to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of organisational financial management.
• Assist as required in the preparation and collation of the Transport Scotland Annual Report and Accounts and liaise with internal and external audit.
  
  

Qualifications

The successful candidate should be fully CCAB qualified with up-to-date CPD. We will consider candidates who are part qualified as long as they are actively working towards obtaining full CCAB qualification and have relevant experience.

Success Profile

Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.

Technical / Professional Skills

• Budget Management - Practitioner level
• Interrogation of Finance Systems - Expert
• Strategic Financial Analysis - Practitioner
  
  

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Behaviours

• Working together (Level 3)
• Communicating and Influencing (Level 3)
• Making Effective Decisions (Level 3)
• Delivering at Pace (Level 3)
  
  

You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours, here: Behaviour levels - Success profiles: candidate guide - gov.scot

How To Apply

Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1500 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills, experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above.

If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and Presentation

Assessments are scheduled for w/c 19 May however this may be subject to change.

About Us

Transport Scotland is the national transport agency, seeking to deliver a safe, efficient, cost-effective and sustainable transport system for the benefit of the people of Scotland. Transport Scotland is accountable to Parliament and the public through Scottish Ministers, with a budget of over £4 billion per year. Transport is a vital feature of the Scottish Government's focus on increasing sustainable economic growth, and transport investments and policies have major impacts on the economy, people, and the environment.

The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles.

Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service, working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland.

We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer.

As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules.

Working Pattern

Our standard hours are 35 hours per week. We offer a range of flexible and hybrid working options depending on the needs of the role. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us.

You will require to be office based twice per week.

Equality Statement

We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.

Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.

Further information

For further information on this vacancy please contact Rosemary Beekman by email at [e-mail]

Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website.

Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes.