Finance Manager

Sellick Partnership are excited to be seeking two Finance Managers on a permanent basis, for Bristol City Council.

About the role:

Role: Finance Manager

Location: Hybrid/Bristol

Salary: 53,807 - 56,089

Hours: Full time, part time or term-time

Reporting to: Business Partner

Overview:

• Provide financial advice and guidance to managers to improve business performance and the delivery of the corporate vision, priorities & values
• Manage and deliver 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
• Identify, develop & support opportunities and initiatives to transform the delivery of financial services across the organisation
• Provide a key consultative role in the strategic & operational development of wide-ranging services

Key responsibilities:

• Identify, develop and support opportunities and initiatives to transform the delivery of financial services
• Progress key internal & external financial documents for your respective area of the portfolio
• Manage & motivate staff, ensuring robust management and supervisory practices are undertaken, learning & development proactively supported and to provide coaching and mentoring as appropriate
• Support and embed culture of budget holder empowerment and delivery of value for money, including application of benchmarking
• Provision of insightful predictive analytics, utilising economic, social, & demographic data and commercial acumen to support business development and income improvements across the organisation
• Lead on the co-ordination & production of the in-year monitoring reports, ensuring key monthly financial monitoring tasks assigned are achieved to a high quality
• Lead on the collation of detailed revenue budgets including growth & transformation cost & efficiency programmes
• Update & publish the annual budget monitoring timetable, briefing all service finance business partnering teams & ensuring service managers & director sign-off is achieved

Finance Manager - Children & Education

• Develop & support on the detailed revenue and/or capital budgets for inclusion within the budget, in liaison with Heads of Service & Business Partners, and in line with the MTFP, Capital Strategy & transformation, efficiency programmes
• Ensure service managers/directors have a thorough understanding and acceptance of their detailed budgets through workshops and other similar processes

Finance Manager - Corporate

• Lead and coordinate development of the Capital and Investment Strategy, ensuring alignment with appropriate corporate strategies & asset management planning
• Lead on the development, coordination and financing of the council's capital programme
• Lead on development & refresh of the Treasury Management Strategy
• Put in place effective banking & appropriate financial systems and processes that support excellent financial stewardship
• Manage cash finances to ensure appropriate level of working capital & the most effective use of investments & borrowing
• Lead and coordinate Tax advice, including VAT, SDLT and Corporation Tax
• Ensure risk management, insurance and associated strategies and plans are effectively delivered
• Process insurance policies, claims & insurance related correspondence and transactions in accordance with agreed timescales ensuing losses are minimised and recoveries maximised

Person specification:

• CCAB (or equivalent)
• Experience of planning, motivating & controlling the work of a diverse team of Finance staff
• Experience of dealing with a range of stakeholders with a varying degree of understanding of financial matters
• Experience in at least 3 of the following areas:
• Supporting the optimisation of effective finance systems
• Budget preparation, analysing and monitoring complex budgets
• Project accounting work - producing business case and benefit realisation
• Producing and analysing complex financial reports
• Completing statutory accounts for a complex organisation
• Financial modelling

How to apply:

To apply, please submit your CV or contact Kathryn Evans in the Sellick Partnership Derby office for a confidential chat.

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