Finance Manager - Leeds, United Kingdom - Aspire Community Benefit Society

Aspire Community Benefit Society

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Leeds, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Person Specification
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PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Working as part of a team providing a comprehensive financial management service to the Senior Leadership team, managers and budget holders.

The post-holder will model Aspires values and behaviours.

By helping make sure that financial information is placed at the heart of decision-making, the role plays an important part in ensuring that Aspire is both enterprising and efficient.

The post-holder will deliver a range of financial support services to the Finance Director and SLT

These services will include:

Provision of expert financial advice and management information to the FD,managers and colleagues in order to support effective decisionmaking and support the provision of timely responses to enquiries
Utilisation of service data and financial forecasts to ensure that budgets are effectively managed, budgetholders are given appropriate levels of support, risks are identified and actively managed and services areas are supported to optimise income generation
Provision of independent challenge, analysis and interpretation of financial and performance information to ensure that inefficiencies, irregularities and performance variances (financial and nonfinancial) are investigated and opportunities for improvedservice delivery are identified
Monitoring of cashflow

Collaboration with managers and budget-holders to produce:

Annual revenue and capital budgets
Budget Action Plans and Contingency Plans
Timely and accurate inyear budget monitoring reports and financial health reports encompassing both revenue and capital budgets
Service Plans/Business plans incorporating 'rolling' medium term financial forecasts that align with operational plans and priorities.

Provision of financial information and analysis to support investment/disinvestment decisions and the development of complex business cases.

Promoting the efficient and effective stewardship of assets and resources, for example by supporting colleagues to implement the recommendations of Internal Audit.

Preparation of year-end accounts and other financial returns.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage/supervise finance staff.

Display customer focus and role model the behaviours expected of a manager.

Provide accurate and timely financial information, challenge, provide insight and advice to managers.

Support budget-holders to analyse and understand the key cost drivers within their services.

Lead on the compilation of challenging and robust revenue and capital budgets.

Contribute to the identification and development of service reviews and other savings plans.

Advise on the optimisation of all current/potential sources of income and alternative approaches to achieve full cost recovery.

Explain complex data to non-financial colleagues to help inform and challenge decision-makers.

Provide financial support and challenge to invest to save business cases and other option appraisals.

Maintain financial systems, processes and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS

Professional accounting qualification (e.g.

ACA, ACCA, CMA) or working towards a qualification or a commitment towards studying for a qualification.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

SKILLS
Good written and oral communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with internal partners/professionals.

Ability to plan and organise own work and that of others competently with minimum supervision, and to strict deadlines.

Sound problem solving and analytical skills.

Ability to clearly present financial information in a manner appropriate to the recipients of the information.

Ability to understand and meet customer expectations.

Ability to establish credibility with senior management and other stakeholders.

Ability to provide independent challenge, analysis and interpretation of financial and performance information.

KNOWLEDGE
Up to date knowledge of current financial and accounting developments.

Sound working knowledge of core financial business processes including budget planning, budget monitoring and reporting and closure of accounts.

Good knowledge and understanding of the specific financial and business context facing a service directorate and the relevant legislative requirements.

Understanding of managers' responsibility for health and safety.

EXPERIENCE
Practical experience of providing financial support to directorate-based managers with non-financial expertise.

Management experience including staff supervision, training and development.

Experience of providing financial support to decision making.

Experience of supporting service delivery improvements within a financial setting.

BEHAVIOURAL AND OTHER JOB RELATED CHARACTERISTICS
Take ownership of own personal development.

Demonstrate a positive attitude.

Credible and reliable.