Finance Manager - Corporate

Morgan Law; Bristol; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local government consultancy is seeking a qualified Finance Manager to join the team permanently in Bristol. The role involves managing financial and management accounting services, including budgeting and reporting. Candidates must be CCAB qualified and have a background in local government finance, with experience in resolving complex financial issues. The role offers a salary of circa £57,000.

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified accountant with experience in local government finance.
• Ability to resolve complex financial issues.
• Experience in budget preparation and financial modelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and production of in-year monitoring reports.
• Collate detailed revenue budgets for the council's budget.
• Manage updates to the annual budget monitoring timetable.
• Support and develop junior staff across the team.
• Manage resource allocation and plan for external support.
• Work collaboratively on service-based financial policies and plans.

Skills

Local government finance

Budget preparation

Financial modelling

Issue resolution

Education

CCAB qualified accountant

Job description

Overview

My Local Government client is looking to recruit a qualified Finance Manager to join the team on a permanent basis. Reporting into the Corporate Finance Business Partner, your role will be to manage and deliver timely financial and management accounting services including budgeting, medium- and long-term financial planning, project support, forecasting, in-year financial reporting (including the closure of the annual accounts) and control.

Responsibilities

• Leading on the co-ordination & production of the in-year monitoring reports, ensuring key monthly financial monitoring tasks assigned are achieved to a high quality, consolidating service finance business partner reports on a monthly basis and producing clear, high quality, easy to read corporate financial positions reports (both on a monthly exception and quarterly detailed basis).
• Lead on the collation of detailed revenue budgets including growth & transformation cost/efficiency programmes for inclusion within the council\'s budget & in line with the MTFP.
• Update & publish the annual budget monitoring timetable each year, briefing all service finance business partnering teams & ensuring service managers & director sign-off is achieved.
• Be responsible for the close management, support and development of junior staff across the team.
• Take responsibility for the management of resource allocation, maintaining the ability to plan for external support as needed such that any peaks and troughs of resource usage can be proactively managed.
• Work collaboratively with Business Partners and a range of accountants in the review & refresh of service based financial policies & plans (e.g. commuted sums) ensuring alignment with the financial framework, strategic objectives and at the same time promoting continuous improvement.

Qualifications

To be considered for the role you will need to be a CCAB qualified accountant with a background in local government finance and experience in resolving complex financial issues as well as budget preparation and financial modelling.

Contract and Location

This is a permanent role with some presence each month required in Bristol and a salary of circa 57,000.