Main Focus
* Review and analyse financial trends and contractual obligations in preparing budgets and forecasts.
* Internal review of contracts and performance against KPIs supporting KPI improvement programs.
* Cost benchmarking against other prisons within the portfolio and provide recommendations and improvement actions to Management.
* Working to strict deadlines and delivering a high standard of output and attention to detail.
* Promote financial awareness and prioritisation amongst the wider prison across all departments.
* Ensure finance department runs smoothly and provide effective services to the internal and external stakeholders.
* Ensure all contractual obligations are known and understood to allow for maximum profit achievement and robust contract management.
Duties
* Oversight of core, periodic reporting and analysis ranging from management accounts to trend analysis, from compliance to statutory reporting.
* Review processes and procedures on an ongoing basis and consistently drive continuous improvement and adherence to compliance with new ways of working and systems.
* Challenge and support the development of efficient and cost-effective labour structures and operational reporting within the prison.
* Work closely with Procurement to maximise input pricing efficiencies without compromising operational service delivery.
* Contribute effectively to the Operational and Finance SMT's agenda for business improvement.
* Action the agreed Business Plans on time and within budget to meet the needs of the business.
* Identify, manage, control and review prison financial and contractual risks to support and develop the management of risk management framework and process.
* Develop your team to provide effective cover and create career development pathways that would benefit individuals (succession planning, etc.).
* Use the contract change process to identify and resource new business growth opportunities.
* Engage effective communication, internally and externally, to deliver role accountabilities and deliverables.
Skills Required
* Qualified Accountant with a minimum of 5 years PQE.
* Strong reporting and organisation skills.
* Prior finance business partnering experience at SLT level working within a large, multi-service FM contract environment with knowledge of complex contracts desirable.
* Knowledge of SAP, Essbase (Smart View) desirable.
* Outstanding track record in influencing decision making within a business and improving performance with substantial positive profit impact.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand complex issues and advise, prioritising action plans to follow through to successful resolution.
* Client (Customer) and/or Supplier relationship management experience evidenced by the ability to make and influence profitable decisions on behalf of the business.
* Strong interpersonal and influencing skills for managing senior-level stakeholders within a matrix management structure.
* Strong commercial acumen, willing and able to challenge accepted practices and processes.
* Demonstrable ability to connect financial and non-financial metrics to business drivers and actions.
* Able to demonstrate tangible delivered improvements in business performance.
* The ability to combine strategic and analytical perspectives with a pragmatic approach.
* The ability to keep focus on day-to-day performance whilst simultaneously working towards longer-term goals.
* Track record of balancing multiple priorities simultaneously with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business whilst meeting deadlines.
* Experience of process improvement requirements identification, recommendations, and delivery.
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