Job Description

• Manage the preparation and delivery of the year-end statutory annual accounts ensuring compliance with best practices and current IFRS, FReM, HMT Consolidated Budgetin
• Guidance and SPFM requirements.
• Production and upkeep of annual accounts framework to ensure compliance with all accounting requirements and legislation.
• Roll forward and prepare the underlying files that support the delivery of the year-end accounts
• Gather audit evidence and backup documents and prepare supporting notes for audit review
• Ensure that appropriate financial controls are in place, up to date and operating effectively within the finance team and the wider organization.
• Provide technical financial expertise to finance and the wider organization in line with best practice and all current IFRS, FReM and SPFM requirements.
• Review accounting policies and make recommendations to senior management on changes to accounting policies and process change requirements to align with best practice and current IFRS, FReM and SPFM requirements.
• Interface with External Audit when required.
• Interface with other business areas to deliver the product of the annual report and accounts (e.g. communications team)
• Support senior managers and budget holders by providing specialist advice on key strategic financial management issues including capital accounting, 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 finance role within the public sector providing effective professional advice.