Finance Manager

Scottish Government OGD Recruitment; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Scottish Government OGD Recruitment is inviting expressions of interest for a 12-month Finance Manager position within the Financial Management and Reporting, Corporate Finance Division. The role is based at Atlantic Quay with a hybrid working policy that requires around 40% in-person activity at the workplace.

This is a lateral transfer opportunity for substantive SG staff, with no Skilled Worker sponsorship available.

Qualifications

• Expressions of interest invited from substantive colleagues on level transfer from core SG only.

Responsibilities

• Lead the budget monitoring output of your finance team, reinforcing the standard required, identifying improvements and supporting training needs.
• Support the continuous improvement of financial reports, ensuring they are of high quality and use persuasive language to influence areas and help budget-holders make informed decisions.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues across the Financial Management Directorate, in business areas and with bodies to deliver corporate financial exercises and provide professional advice on finance topics.
• Support your Finance Team, leading by example to develop and coach them for effective and high-performing teamwork.
• Lead your Team’s contributions to annual accounts and Provisional and Final Outturn, ensuring quality assurance of inputs in line with the corporate timetable.
• Support change arising from the implementation of Oracle Cloud, ensuring sound budget monitoring principles and enhanced financial reporting are taken forward.

Tools

Oracle Cloud

Job description

This is an Expression of Interest (EOI) opportunity, available on a lateral move basis only. Applications are open to Core Scottish Government employees only.

Job Title - Finance Manager

Business Area/Directorate - Financial Management and Reporting, Corporate Finance Division

Location - Atlantic Quay

Working Arrangement – Staff in roles compatible with hybrid working should aim to spend 40% of their contracted working time working in person at their contractual workplace. More information can be found within Hybrid Working Policy

Grade - B3

Advert type - Level Transfer

Duration -12 months

Eligibility - Expressions of interest are invited from substantive colleagues on level transfer from core SG only.

Sponsorship: Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK.

Job description

Expressions of interest are invited for this vacancy from existing B3 staff as a 12 month temporary lateral transfer opportunity.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career as a Finance Manager within a corporate setting at the heart of the Scottish Government. You’ll be joining an innovative, forward-looking division with a vision to apply global best practice, and a commitment to support all staff to grow their professional knowledge, skills, and experience.

Finance Managers have responsibility for DG finance teams within Financial Management and Reporting, leading them to deliver professional advice on financial issues and through budget monitoring and monthly financial reports which enable senior officials to make informed decisions based on timely and high-quality financial information. Communication and effective stakeholder relationships are an essential aspect of the role, with Finance Teams the link between business areas and the wider Corporate Reporting Division.

Financial Management and Reporting is part of the Corporate Finance Division within Financial Management Directorate. The Directorate supports Ministers and senior officials across the public sector make sound decisions about the allocation and management of resources. In doing so, we deliver a range of financial management, compliance, and strategic roles to help the organisation manage and govern around £50 billion of public spending.

Responsibilities

• Lead the budget monitoring output of your finance team, reinforcing the level of standard required, identifying improvements and supporting training needs.
• Support the continuous improvement of financial reports, ensuring they are of a high quality that uses compelling and persuasive language to influence and challenge areas and to assist budget-holders to make informed decisions.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues across the Financial Management Directorate, in business areas, and bodies to work effectively together to deliver corporate financial exercises and provide professional advice on a range of finance topics.
• Support your Finance Team, leading by example to develop and coach them to ensure effective and efficient working with delegation as appropriate, with the aim of developing an effective and high performing team.
• Lead your Team’s contributions to the annual accounts and Provisional and Final Outturn, undertaking quality assurance of input in accordance with the corporate timetable.
• Support change arising from the implementation of Oracle Cloud, ensuring that sound budget monitoring principles and enhanced financial reporting are taken forward.