Senior Client Finance Manager

Aspect Resources; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspect Resources is seeking a Senior Client Finance Manager for a hybrid role requiring Birmingham office attendance once every two weeks; the rest can be remote or from a nearby office. The contract is initially 9 months with a daily umbrella rate of £453.20.

You will deliver budgets and forecasts by client and tenancy, using MRI Horizon, Power BI and Excel; lead 1–2 management accountants; oversee cost recovery, billing accuracy and client reporting to ensure value for money and high service

Qualifications

• Must report to clients, manage systems and processes.
• 3-5 years in finance.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of budgets and forecasts by Client, Property and tenancy using MRI Horizon and Power BI/Excel.
• Set forward budgets in liaison with Clients.
• Ensure income, costs and cost allocation are correctly accounted for and fully recovered.
• Lead in quarterly financial reporting to customers with clear cost explanations.
• Interface with senior finance & property staff in Client meetings and briefings; provide proactive problem solving and excellent client service.
• Drive long-term change by setting up new systems/processes and building high-performing teams.
• Manage service delivery with the team and 1-2 accountants; match resources to demand and improve systems.

Skills

Client reporting

Stakeholder management

Finance experience

Budgeting & forecasting

Tools

MRI Horizon

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Senior Client Finance Manager
Location: Hybrid role - once per 2 weeks must attend Birmingham office, rest can work remote or from closest office.
Contract Duration:9 Months initially
Daily Rate: £453.2/day (Umbrella)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Essential

• Must have experience in reporting to clients, managing systems and processes and working in partnership with others to deliver results.
• 3-5 year experience in finance
• Experience of working with senior and challenging stakeholders

Desirable

• Experience in client finance setting
• Qualifications
• Horizon

Description

• Responsibility for delivery of budget & forecasts by Client, Property and tenancy, using complex data from MRI Horizon general ledger and using Power BI and Excel tools. This will include leading staff in producing accurate income & expenditure budgets for our services for clients.
• Setting a forward budget in liaison with Clients taking into account service and affordability. Ensuring income and costs are correctly accounted for.
• Take accountability for financial control over property services accounting to ensure accurate cost allocation, billing and full cost recovery. This impacts the bottom line as all costs need to be recovered including fees for services. Client satisfaction is directly impacted by accurate forecasting, explanations and billing.
• Direct, plan, coordinate, and establish new systems and processes for quarterly financial reporting to customers that ensures they understand their costs and bills. Deliver an ongoing client reporting service that meets client expectations.
• Lead the interface with senior finance & property staff in Client meetings, for prospective and existing Clients. Understand customer needs and translate into action. Lead in preparing briefing and explaining financial reports clearly and succinctly. Be proactive in problem solving, resolving issues and finding solutions. Take responsibility for providing excellent client service.
• Lead and influence long term change through setting up new systems and processes and create high performing teams and continuous improvement.
• Lead in managing the service delivery with others in the team and 1-2 management accountants reporting to them. Managing the growth, matching resources to client demand. Integrate the efforts of others to support the implementation of improved financial systems to simplify and automate. Developing those systems.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, CLIENT encourages applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, CLIENT welcomes applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.