Financial Assurance Manager

Scottish Government OGD Recruitment; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Scottish Government OGD Recruitment in the Education Directorate seeks a Financial Assurance Manager at C1 grade to oversee the management of public money, align with SG policies, and support workforce planning and risk.

The role requires a flexible and adaptable approach to managing tasks and programmes, partnering across the Team, Directorate and wider SG community, with leadership of the BSU Finance Team.

Qualifications

• This role will drive effective decision making and stewardship in relation to the use of public money.
• Experience in a financial environment and knowledge of corporate assurance requirements and practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the strategic approach to effective management of Scottish Government finances in accordance with SG policies and guidelines.
• Support corporate assurance priorities including workforce planning and risk.
• Oversee and develop the BSU Finance Team and provide line management to finance staff.

Job description

Job Title

Financial Assurance Manager

Business Area/Directorate

Education Directorate

Location

Victoria Quay

Working Arrangement

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

Grade

C1

Advert type

Temporary Promotion or Level Transfer

Duration

12 months

Eligibility

Expressions of interest are invited from eligible colleagues in bands A-C for this vacancy

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.

This role will drive effective decision making and stewardship in relation to the use of public money.

The role will have oversight of and lead on the strategic approach to effective management of Scottish Government finances in accordance with Scottish Government’s policies and guidelines as outlined in the Scottish Public Finance Manual. The role will also support wider corporate assurance priorities including workforce planning and risk.

The nature of the work is such that a key requirement of the role is a flexible and adaptable approach to managing tasks and programmes of work, with an ability to adapt quickly to change, in partnership with colleagues across the Team, Division, Directorate / Agency and wider Scottish Government community.

This role would suit a candidate with relevant experience, in a financial environment and knowledge of corporate assurance requirements and practices.

Education Directorate sits within the Director General Education and Justice family. This role sits within the Education Directorate Business Support Unit, and the C1 role leads the finance team within the Unit.

The Business Support Unit has a focus on: Financial strategy and support – budget, operating costs, invoicing. Grants and finance reporting activities; People support – workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, learning and development and business Planning activities; Performance support – strategic planning and reporting, meeting or event coordination and inbox management/diary related activities; and Risk, Assuracne and Governance support – risk registers, business continuity planning, assurance, compliance and governance briefings.

The team is responsive and agile, collaborative and systematic, people-centric and relational.

The C1 Finance and Assurance Manager leads, manages and develops the BSU Finance Team.

Line Management responsibilities 1 x B3 and countersigning responsibility for 2 x B2 and 1 x B1.