Finance and Governance Manager

MCS Group; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi-time

37 days annual leave (including bank/公

Public sector pension with 34.25%

On-site car parking

Job summary

National Museums NI, a leading public sector cultural organisation in Northern Ireland, seeks an interim Finance & Governance Manager. You will lead the Finance & Governance team, partnering with senior stakeholders to ensure robust financial reporting, governance, and compliance across the organisation.

You will manage accounting operations, payroll/pensions, and support external audit, year-end accounts, and strategic financial planning on a significant UK public budget.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified member of ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent.
• Experience in financial statements, management accounting and budgeting.
• Experience preparing or auditing year-end accounts over £10m budget.
• Experience providing management information to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting function with effective controls and processes.
• Oversee payroll and pensions, ensuring timely processing.
• Support compliance with statutory requirements and public funds management.
• Provide financial accounting, audit, risk and governance guidance.
• Lead internal and external audit processes and prepare annual accounts.
• Deliver business partnering to colleagues and support governance meetings.
• Mentor and develop finance and payroll staff; drive improvement and high performance.

Skills

Professional qualification

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Are you an experienced qualified finance professional looking for an opportunity within a leading public sector and cultural organisation? MCS Group are delighted to be recruiting for an interim Finance and Governance Manager on behalf of National Museums NI.

The Organisation

National Museums NI is a leading cultural institution responsible for developing, caring for and making its significant collections accessible to the widest possible audience. Welcoming around 900,000 visitors each year across its museums, the organisation plays an important role in Northern Ireland's cultural, social and economic wellbeing.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Finance & Governance, the successful candidate will play a key leadership role within the Finance & Governance team, supporting the effective management of the organisation's finance and governance affairs while providing a business partnering service to the wider organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of the Accounting function, ensuring effective systems, processes, controls and procedures are in place.
• Oversee the Payroll & Pensions function, ensuring accurate and timely processing of information.
• Support compliance with statutory requirements, financial procedures and the effective management of public funds.
• Provide financial accounting, audit, risk management and governance guidance across the organisation.
• Assist with internal and external audit processes, including audit strategies and fieldwork, and oversee the preparation of annual accounts and financial reporting.
• Provide a business partnering service to colleagues across the organisation and support quarterly governance meetings with senior management.
• Provide professional management, mentoring and advice to finance and payroll staff, while promoting team working, continuous improvement and high performance.

The Person

As the successful candidate you will have the following background and experience:

Essential

• Be a fully qualified and current member of a recognised professional accountancy body, such as ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or a recognised Chartered Accountancy Institute.
• Possess post-qualification experience across financial statements, management accounting, budgeting and financial performance reporting.
• Experience preparing or auditing year-end accounts for an organisation with a budget in excess of £10m.
• Experience in strategic planning, decision support and the production of reports for management or committees.
• Experience leading, managing and motivating staff to achieve individual and team objectives.
• Demonstrable experience working in a business partnering role with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience supporting finance services within a complex organisation.

What's in it for you?

• Annual salary of £47,304 - £49,515
• 37 hours per week
• Flexi-time
• 37 days annual leave, including 25 days annual leave plus 12 bank/public holidays.
• Public sector pension with a 34.25% employer contribution.
• On-site car parking.
• Opportunity to work within a leading public sector and cultural organisation.
• Exposure to senior-level finance, governance, audit and business partnering responsibilities.

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation. If you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.