FINANCE MANAGER
About Palladium:
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
This Opportunity:
The Finance Manager will sit within the core PMU and under the Project Management team, which comprises of the project director, Project manager, Project associate and HR and Recruitment associate. They will be based in the UK, either out of Bristol or London. They will oversee the effective running of the financial functions, ensuring compliance to set standards, financial procedures and controls, and providing relevant feedback to the senior management team for informing overall project strategy.
The UK PACT programme aims to improve the effectiveness of key institutions (public, private and civil society) in partner countries so that they can deliver accelerated emission reductions and raise the ambition of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) targets. This programme is the UK Government's flagship climate change programme to overcome barriers to clean growth and have high emissions reduction potential to accelerate climate change mitigation efforts.
Location:
The position is based in Palladium's Bristol or London office.
You and Your Career:
If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer, and you have expertise in financial management, we are interested in hearing from you. We are a learning organisation and provide growth opportunities from the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!
Reporting Lines:
You will report to the Project Manager and Project Director and work closely with the project associate and Recruitment and HR Associate as well as all UK PACT Regional and Fund managers.
Primary Roles and Responsibilities:
1. Team Management and Target Setting:
Establishing targets for the Finance Team to achieve essential company and client deliverables, including internal project reviews, programme board presentations, monthly financial processes, annual supplier budgets and forecasts, and ensuring the quality of reports and contributions according to varying schedules.
2. Project Governance:
Responsible for overseeing the financial governance of the project, ensuring compliance with budgetary constraints, financial policies, and regulatory requirements, while managing risks, handling escalations, and engaging with stakeholders to achieve optimal financial performance and accountability.
3. Budgeting and Forecasting:
Lead the creation of annual budgets for the company and for the client, and then ownership of client and company forecasts, ensuring robust planning assumptions are well understood by the wider UK PACT team.
4. Financial Data Management:
Oversee the collection, validation, storage, and reporting of financial data. The ideal candidate will ensure data accuracy, compliance with regulations, and support informed decision-making through precise financial reporting and analysis.
5. Reporting and Analysis:
Prepare monthly financial reports and forecasts for the project management team. Conduct monthly financial analysis and as needed present results to the client.
6. Programme Board and Reviews:
Collating data for Quarterly Programme Board. Sharing monthly financial review with PM and PD. Collating data for Quarterly Internal Programme Review.
7. Supplier and Activity Cost Forecasts:
Supplier cost forecasts (external) - working with the programme manager to ensure accurate and timely submission of supplier cost forecasts. Activity cost forecast (external) - working with grants manager to ensure accurate and timely submission of activity cost forecasts.
8. Client Invoicing and Internal Updates:
Client invoicing. Updates to the internal workbook and Palladium forecast. Sharing FCDO monthly budget and forecast.
9. Budget and Forecast Monitoring:
Budget and forecast monitoring. Review and approval of cost and revenue accruals.
10. Task Order Reviews:
Reviewing Task orders (financially).
Essential Criteria:
* Strong accounting, business, and administration skills policies and procedures, with ability to analyse financial data and prepare financial reports.
* Strong analytical, planning, and financial management skills coupled with the ability to thrive under pressure.
* Excellent cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills demonstrated by ability to build a rapport quickly across culturally and linguistically diverse staff.
* High level of attention to detail and accuracy with ability to resolve complex issues, build solid relationships and deliver outcomes.
* High standard of written and verbal communication skills in English.
* Excellent skills in Microsoft Office - particularly Excel.
* Experience of leading a team and managing and developing people, including uplifting process and controls to best practice standards.
Desirable Criteria:
Experience in project accounting and revenue recognition, with business or accounts administration desirable.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:
Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics.
Safeguarding:
We define Safeguarding as "the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm". We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.
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