Interim Senior Finance Officer

Interim Senior Finance Officer

Pay Rate: Up to £220 per day pay range subject to IR35 status

Delivery of the Department's annual statutory accounts. Collection and quality assurance of accounting and in-year financial performance data, including maintenance and development of the data collection and consolidation systems. Management of the Department's General Ledger and Non-Current Asset Register. Provision of specialist accounting advice and guidance to the Department.

Key Duties:

• Able and willing to commute to Bristol 3 days each week
• Management of transactional services team (AP/AR and Cash & bank).
• Manage and direct resources to ensure work is completed within agreed timescales/financial constraints and quality standards, in line with policy.
• Management experience essential
• Understanding of information management.
• Understanding of accounting policies and practices.
• Excellent interpersonal / customer service skills.
• Organisational skills.
• Information technology skills including proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel and financial modelling.
• Excellent written and oral communication and an ability to explain complex information to a range of audiences including nonaccountants.

  You’ll have relevant experience in:

• Risk management.
• Analytics
• Budget management experience.
• Experience of analysing information from a range of sources.
• Experience of providing written and oral advice to senior management.
• Experience of working in transactional services essential

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
 

“Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:

1. Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, not that they would exclude candidates willing to travel/relocate, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours
2. Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
3. Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
4. Qualifications and experience relevant to the job role – please give full details within your CV document.
5. SC - Security Clearance required

Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:

1. Any local authority/public sector experience
2. Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for