Senior Financial Accounting Manager

6 days ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Government Recruitment Service Full time
Job Description

Job Title: Head of Financial Accounting

Job Reference: [Not Applicable]

Location: [Not Applicable]

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: [Not Applicable]

Department: Government Recruitment Service

Job Category: Finance

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Working Pattern: Full-time

Benefits: [Not Applicable]

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Financial Accounting to lead our Financial Control team in the production of the Department for Business and Trade's (DBT's) financial accounts, DBT's relationship with the National Audit Office (NAO), and providing advice on compliance with HM Treasury and Cabinet Office controls.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the Financial Control team in the production of financial information, including commissioning and collating information required for the preparation of the accounts.
  • Champion the importance of value for money and strong financial management, insight, and stewardship of public funds, underpinned by effective planning, forecasting, risk management, and internal controls.
  • Build strong relationships with finance leads across the Department and support them in developing advice to senior officials covering financial matters, including accounting and reporting issues.
  • Play a key role in developing and maintaining the relationship with the National Audit Office, ensuring a good working relationship, excellent communications, and delivery of on-time and accurate financial and other information.
  • Lead on the production of financial information, including commissioning and collating information required for the preparation of the accounts.
  • Support the Financial Controller as a trusted advisor for Finance matters in DBT.
  • Build a trusted relationship with the Finance member of the DBT Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, who leads on Financial Statements.
  • Work alongside Finance colleagues in the department to ensure that best practice is implemented across the unit and ensuring that all known technical accounting issues are dealt with in a timely and planned manner.
  • Build an in-depth knowledge of the areas of the Department for which you are responsible, understanding the financial and performance drivers, risks, opportunities, and issues.
  • Support senior stakeholders to achieve the Department's target of pre-recess delivery of accounts, motivating, prioritizing, and managing priorities, objectives, and expectations.
  • Champion a culture of collaboration and improving financial capability and understanding across business areas.
  • Lead and develop a team of finance professionals.

Requirements:

  • Accounting expertise with strong interpersonal relationships.
  • Ability to translate and present complex financial information clearly.
  • Valuable financial advice, challenge, and support strategic insight.
  • Financial accounting solutions to experts and senior stakeholders across the Department.
  • Self-starting, flexible, and proactive to respond to complex and diverse financial management challenges.
  • Results-driven, adopt a collaborative style, and have excellent attention to detail and the ability and communication skills to build good working relationships at all levels across the DBT family.

What We Offer:

We will provide you with the opportunity for a diverse, exciting, and worthwhile career. We will support you with training and development.

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