Finance Operations Manager

1 day ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Full time
Job Title: Finance Operations Manager - Private Rented Sector

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Finance Operations Manager to join our team within the Private Rented Sector (PRS) Directorate at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. As a key member of our finance team, you will play a critical role in driving effective financial management and embedding finance and public value at the core of decision-making.

Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the efficient utilisation of budgets and provide proactive support to Policy Leads. You will be expected to maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including chairing meetings with confidence and maintaining pre-existing relationships while developing new ones.

Key Responsibilities:

  • To manage day-to-day finance responsibilities for the PRS, ensuring it operates efficiently and effectively.
  • To constantly analyse financial data to highlight and alert Senior Members of PRS of any risks and potential over/under spend as soon as possible.
  • To discuss potential overspend / underspend with Policy Leads/Senior Members of PRS to help make informed decisions on where to channel available funds.
  • To be the first point of contact for initial finance related queries, budget position, potential spend, any other finance issues.
  • To manage quarterly meetings with His Majesty Court Tribunal Services (HMCTS) colleagues, ensuring all spend is scrutinised.
  • To reconcile spending / forecast, revised variances & manage accruals.
  • To continuously review the PRS revised budget spreadsheet and update the finance forecast sheet.
  • To write up monthly forecast commentary and prepare the monthly forecast returns for the director's sign off by meeting Policy Leads.
  • To manage central requests for information/figures and providing clear instructions to policy leads as required and streamlining emails and meetings advance of deadlines.
  • To draft and assist with any other ad-hoc Finance Requests, managing business tracker, any commissions, etc.
  • To provide any MI/data required to assist others in fulfilling their roles.
  • To assist the Division with Business cases; developing and driving them forward.
  • To lead on the Division's Spending Review, Business Planning returns and other HMT commissions.
  • To deputise for Finance G7 where necessary.

Requirements:

  • Excellent oral and written communications skills with confidence, including the ability to explain complex information and ideas to non-specialists.
  • A willingness and interest in proactively and positively building relationships with external stakeholders.
  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills, in particular Microsoft Excel to be able to record, manipulate data and use more advanced functions of Excel to showcase data in easy to understand tables and graphs.

Salary: £32,178 per annum, plus an employer contribution of £9,321 towards your pension.

Benefits:

  • Learning and development tailored to your role.
  • An environment with flexible working options.
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.

About Us:

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our communities. We welcome applications from candidates who share our values and are passionate about making a difference.



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