One of our Angus based clients are looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join them on a full-time and permanent basis. Due to the nature of the role, experience in either charity or public sector organisations is required. The main role of the Finance Manager is to oversee the financial operations and therefore would need to have a wide range of experience from payroll to line management, forecasting and financial reporting.

Key

Responsibilities:


Financial Reporting to CEO:

* Prepare all accounting and financial information to present in required format to the CEO/Board of Governors on a monthly, or more regular frequency, as required.

* Report all financial information to the CEO on a regular basis.

* Attend Board of Governors/SLMT Meetings as requested to provide relevant financial and accounting information to support informed decision making.

* Monitor the delegated budgets of departments and provide assistance and support to departmental heads in respect of financial management.

* Support the CEO to lead on annual budget setting processes and financial submissions of Scotland Excel commercial contract tender

* Support the CEO with financial information to review organisational banking arrangements on a regular basis.

Financial Management:

* Preparation of appropriate reconciliations (PAYE, Control Accounts, Petty Cash).

* Preparation of the relevant end of year returns for accounting purposes.

* Preparation of monthly Management Accounts and financial information for the CEO/Board of Governors.

* Prepare all accounts/ledgers for the purposes of external audit checking on an annual basis.

* Monitor debtors and pursue outstanding accounts

* Review and streamline accounting and financial systems and processes to ensure effectiveness and accuracy at all times.

* Provide financial information to support CEO/SLMT in the preparation of business cases, option appraisals and enable staff modelling.

* Contribute to the development and delivery of the Business Plan from a financial perspective.

* Monitor all organisational budgets and ensure compliance with Financial Regulations.

Line Management:

* Provide effective line management and guidance to the Finance Team to ensure delivery of team and organisational objectives and absence cover as required.

* Responsibility for identifying and addressing staff delivery performance issues within the Finance Team and ensuring staff adhere to policy, procedure and organisational values.

* In line with policy, conduct regular supervision and appraisal sessions with the Finance Team ensuring clarity of role and development.

* Actively develop the Finance Team to ensure skills and competencies are in line with the needs of the role, team and organisation more widely.

* Manage recruitment and selection process for the Finance Team.

Required Experience:

* 5+ Years experience within charity or public sector organisations

* Part/Qualified ACCA, CIMA, ICAS or similar

* Finance biased degree (preferred)

Numeration:

* Salary up to £55.5k pa

* Exhaustive list of benefits can be disclosed on request