Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities:
* Responsible for the day-to-day proactive operation of the functions described in the job purpose.
* Reviewing, designing, and implementing policies, procedures, systems, and controls subject to approval by the Head of Finance.
* Ensure financial governance and tight financial controls are in place.
* Primary liaison contact with internal and external stakeholders, proactively addressing issues to improve performance. Working closely with auditors to address testing and resolve queries promptly.
* Deliver actions in accordance with the annual audit timetable (pre-agreed between the Finance Director, Head of Finance, and the Auditors).
* Monitors finance team (AR/AP) key performance indicators, taking remedial action to improve performance when necessary.
* Contribute to business cases and cost models as required, providing financial information.
* Provide specialist technical accounting and business knowledge, strong analytical skills, and effectively communicate complex financial issues to non-finance people.
* Responsible and accountable to the Head of Finance and Finance Director for adherence to statutory accounting requirements, standing financial instructions, and other policies for internal control, corporate governance, and reporting requirements.
* Provide timely and accurate accounting information.
Person Specification:
Qualifications:
* Qualified CCAB accountant and be actively undertaking Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
* Educated to degree standard.
Knowledge and Experience:
* Extensive experience of financial accounting for transactions within a complex environment with exposure to reporting (internal and external), planning, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and taxation.
* Experienced in accounts payable (ideally with evidence of success in achieving the national payment policy terms target).
* Experience and leadership experience in working with auditors and producing year-end and annual accounts.
* Experience of working with shared business services.
* Experience of managing: cash-flow, AR, AP, Payroll, reconciliations.
* Experience in a senior accounting role of 3 years or more.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges:
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to Download:
* Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 951.6 KB).
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