Finance Manager

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has a new opportunity for an Finance Manager on a 5 months contract with a possibility of further extension.

Fusion Expertise supporting all tasks relating to AP;AR:Projects and GL

JOB PURPOSE

1. To support the Senior Service Manager – Corporate Finance and Principal Accountants in providing budget monitoring and budget development advice and guidance to accountants across the council.

2. To maintain and develop financial models for all aspects of financial planning and to assist with analysis of the Council’s main Funding – including Local Government Finance Settlements, CSR implications, and all future funding streams including retention of NNDR.

3. To support the annual budget production process for the council.

4. To support the monthly budget monitoring process.

5. To assist with the accounting for the Collection Fund.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To support the Principal Accountant to undertake an annual budget review exercises to develop the next financial year’s budget, and to inform the medium term financial planning strategy.

2. To assist with detailed technical analysis of funding announcements and changes and maintain financial models to assess their impact on the Council’s overall funding, developing models further as required.

3. To support the production of the annual revenue budget for the authority in conjunction with service areas, including the statutory requirement for setting council tax and the production of all require reports for CMT and members

4. To take responsibility as directed for specific aspects of accounting for the Collection Fund. Assist with modelling of the council tax base, monitoring and impact of CTB localisation, retention of NNDR, New Homes Bonus and any other related legislation

5. To assist with the analysis of the impact on Council Tax levels of spending plans, including comparisons against other authorities, as required.

6. To support the monitoring of the receipt and use of all grant income to ensure correct recognition and use, and maintain processes for all corporate levy income and expenditure.

7. To maintain the budget virement monitor and assist in the monthly production of control totals for budget monitoring and to support the collation of the monthly revenue monitoring report as required.

8. To prepare financial statistical returns as directed by the Principal Accountant.

QUALIFICATIONS

AAT fully qualified or equivalent

Passed first year of a full professional CCAB accounting qualification

2 years local government finance experience

Experience of using based financial systems within a large complex organisation.