Job Description

• Manage the month-end accounting and reporting process and work with the management accounts team and transaction teams and other units/sections to deliver accurate financial reporting information in line with the Scottish Government timetable.
• To lead the production of the monthly management accounts and investigate and report on significant budgetary variances, advising on the necessary remedial action and monitoring the implementation of these actions, supporting the financial management of functions and projects
• Manage the annual and quarterly budget process including the production of key data and financial analysis in line with SG timetable. Maintain the organization’s budgeting and forecasting information, updating and tracking any changes as required and ensuring that all funding requirements have been accurately and comprehensively recorded, obtaining sign off as appropriate.
• Support senior managers and budget holders by providing specialist advice on key strategic financial management issues including capital accounting, VAT compliance, budgeting and forecast outturns, financial planning and risk management.

Essential criteria:

Leading and communicating

Experience of managing a team, with the ability to communicate complex issues simply and effectively to a range of audiences

Collaborating and partnering

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate the strategic implications of complex financial issues

Analysis and making effective decisions

Strong analytical skills - able to provide constructive challenge, identify opportunities for improving and streamlining processes, and encouraging colleagues to think innovatively in order to make improvements.

Delivering value for money

Demonstrates a commercial, financial and sustainable mindset to ensure all activities and services deliver added value. Works collaboratively to ensure that RoS delivers its strategic outcomes within the resources available.

Delivering a quality service

Ability to work across teams, planning and driving forward longer the term work whilst managing shorter-term demands to deliver to deadlines, and leading teams to deliver high-quality outputs under pressure.

Demonstrating commitment and drive

Adaptable and willing to review role and priorities to meet the current and future needs of the organization. Demonstrable ability to think strategically about financial management issues.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Membership of a CCAB professional body (or equivalent). Competent in the use of finance systems. Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Word Experience in a senior financerole within the public sector providing effective professional advice.