Finance Manager (Corporate) NEW Salford Council Posted today Salford £52,805 - £54,543 Expires [...]

Salford NHS Clinical Commissioning Group; Swinton, Salford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive and dynamic accountant to join their Finance Team. This exciting role will involve supporting the Corporate Finance team within a transformative project aimed at enhancing collaboration and efficiency across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in management accounting, budgeting, and forecasting, and will thrive in a collaborative environment. If you are motivated and ready to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you to contribute to meaningful change in the public sector.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in achieving financial solutions.
• Experience in producing statements of accounts and setting budgets.

Responsibilities

• Support the Corporate Finance team within Project Genesis.
• Provide financial advice and expertise to various services.

Skills

Management Accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Business Partnering

Communication Skills

Education

Qualified Accountant

Experience in Finance

Job description

About us

The Financial team is a centralised finance team working closely with the Services to provide financial advice and expertise. You will play a crucial role in supporting the objectives of the Finance Team in building relationships, maintaining value for money, and innovating ways of working.

We currently have an exciting vacancy to build on our success and bring new experience, knowledge, and ideas into the team.

We work in a hybrid way, combining office days with home working.

The Corporate team leads on the production of the statement of accounts, budget reports, monitoring the collection fund, treasury management, and VAT advice.

We are delivering Project Genesis, which aims to replace our SAP system with new HR, Payroll, and Finance systems. This project is about transforming collaboration across the organisation, introducing digital solutions, and creating a smarter, more connected, and efficient workplace.

About the Role

This role will represent the Corporate Finance team within Project Genesis.

About you

If you have a proven track record of achieving solutions, want to make a difference, and thrive in a strong team culture, we want to hear from you. You should be proactive, dynamic, motivated, and capable of meeting strict deadlines. You will be a fully qualified accountant (or qualified through experience) with significant accounting and commercial experience, including funding models, management accounting, budgeting, and forecasting. Experience in producing statements of accounts, setting budgets, collection fund accounting, and other central activities is desirable. You should also have experience in business partnering across finance and non-finance teams, preparing budgets and forecasts, and excellent communication skills. Previous experience working in a Local Authority is not essential.

Please include in your covering letter how your skills and experience meet the role's requirements.

For more information, contact Mark Barrett via email at [e-mail]. Do not send your CV to this address.

We will not consider candidates requiring sponsorship for this position. We reserve the right to close applications early.

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