Senior Financial Operations Manager

4 hours ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Scottish Prison Service Full time
Job Description

The role of a Finance Manager at the Scottish Prison Service delivers comprehensive financial support to corporate directorate functions, working closely with a team of Finance Managers and line responsibility for associated finance staff. This position ensures the accuracy and integrity of financial data, providing financial understanding across all levels of the directorate.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Financial Management: Lead the financial management of directorate finances, prepare monthly variance reports, forecast outturns, and annual financial planning submissions. Collaborate with Directors and senior managers/budget holders to ensure accurate reporting of forecast spend.
  • Financial Reporting: Manage and report month-end processes, including accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations. Submit the directorate year-end pack for inclusion in the Annual Report and Accounts.
  • Financial Planning: Plan and manage the annual financial planning exercise for the directorate. Support Directors and senior managers in their financial submissions, ensuring financial plans align with the directorate/corporate strategy and annual delivery plans.
  • Project and Programme Management (PPM): Understand PPM principles to monitor major projects, accurately report forecasts, categorise spend, VAT treatment, profiling, and impact on current and future budgets.
  • People Management: Educate and train non-finance colleagues on SPS' Policies and Procedures. Ensure staff have necessary skills to carry out their role. Drive forward finance training for finance/non-finance staff.
  • Governance: Support senior managers and Directors in discharging their financial management responsibilities, including delegated authorities, financial stewardship, risk identification, and management, project, and programme management.
Qualification Requirements:
  • Possession of a CCAB accountancy qualification or in final stages of such.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Requirements:
  • Financial management: Experience in managing control accounts and financial reconciliations.
  • Financial Planning: Experience in managing accounts payable and receivable ledgers, calculation of accruals and prepayments, variance analysis, and understanding.
  • Financial Reporting: Experience of report writing and briefing to inform organisational direction and delivery.
  • Business Improvement: Ability to assess and review information, recognise potential issues, and interrogate and interpret financial/business data.
Behaviour Requirements:
  • Relationships & Collaboration
  • Solve Problems & Make Decisions
  • Listen & Communicate
  • Plan & Organise
Estimated Salary Range:

£60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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