Financial Manager

To support the effective management of financial planning performance reporting and governance processes across the organisation. The role will provide high-quality financial and performance analysis ensuring accurate timely and reliable information is available to senior officers elected Members and governance groups to support informed decision-making effective performance management and strong financial control within a local authority or public sector environment.

• Coordinate and produce quarterly performance management reports and monthly monitoring packs ensuring information is accurate timely and supported by clear narrative analysis and insight.
  
• Maintain high standards of data quality consistency and integrity across finance performance and workforce reporting working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure information is robust and reliable.
  
• Prepare reports presentations briefing papers and other management information for senior leadership teams boards committees and governance groups.
  
• Translate complex financial performance and workforce information into clear concise and accessible insights for senior officers and elected Members.
  
• Support the monitoring of transformation expenditure against approved budgets forecasts and business cases identifying variances risks and emerging issues and escalating these where appropriate.
  
• Coordinate the annual fees and charges review process working with service areas to collect and validate information and ensure key deadlines are met.
  
• Manage and reconcile financial control totals throughout the planning and budgeting cycle ensuring consistency across financial plans reporting submissions and monitoring information.
  
• Support financial planning budget monitoring and forecasting activities providing accurate analysis and highlighting key trends pressures risks and opportunities.
  
• Contribute to programme and transformation governance processes ensuring financial and performance information is appropriately monitored and reported.
  
• Work collaboratively with finance performance workforce and service colleagues to resolve data issues and strengthen the quality and consistency of organisational reporting.
  
• Support the preparation of information for senior management and governance meetings ensuring actions risks and key performance issues are clearly presented.
  
• Manage competing priorities and reporting deadlines effectively while maintaining a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail.
  
• Provide constructive challenge where appropriate and contribute to the continuous improvement of financial performance and governance reporting processes.
  

• Experience of working in a finance performance planning or business management role within a local authority or wider public sector organisation.
  
• Experience of producing high-quality reports presentations and briefing papers for senior officers leadership teams governance groups and elected Members.
  
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial and performance information and communicate findings clearly to a range of audiences.
  
• Experience of supporting budget monitoring forecasting financial planning or programme and transformation governance activities.
  
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain data accuracy and manage multiple deadlines effectively.
  
• Experience of working with financial and performance data and maintaining high standards of data quality and integrity.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information in a clear and accessible way.
  
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build effective relationships across different service areas and provide constructive challenge when required.
  
• Good organisational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands in a fast-paced public sector environment.
  
• Ability to work collaboratively while demonstrating initiative sound judgement and a proactive approach to resolving issues.