Finance Manager

Position: Finance Manager (DP)Pay Rate: £24.59 per hour Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week, 0830-1700 Mon – Thu 0830-1630 Fri Duration: For a period of twelve months maternity cover, with the possibility of an extension Start Date: ASAP Location: Sport NI, 2a Upper Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 5LA All Sport NI employees are currently working in a hybrid pattern. Part of the week will be office based and part of the week will be from home. This will be reviewed on a regular bases. Sport NI is the lead development public body for sport and physical recreation in Northern Ireland. We are established under the Recreation and Youth Service Order 1986 for the furtherance of sport and physical recreation In Northern Ireland. We develop all aspects of sport and physical recreation, from active participation to Olympic and Paralympic levels. Sport NI is primarily funded by grant in aid from the Department for Communities and the National Lottery. Our mission statement is: We are passionate about maximising the power of sport to change lives. Sport NI’s values are excellence, integrity, collaboration and learning. Sport NI seeks an individual who shares and exemplifies our values and associated behaviours in their daily work. Job Duties: Overall purpose of job: The role of the Finance Department is to provide a complete finance service to the whole of Sport NI, addressing all issues of a finance nature and providing all relevant information to meet internal and external demands. These services may include, but are not limited to; budgetary setting, reporting & control, financial advice, income management, financial reporting to external bodies, annual accounts preparation, debt management etc. The Finance Manager provides high quality financial information to plan, manage and account for expenditure utilising financial reporting and management information systems. The Finance Manager leads the finance team, to produce financial accounts, monthly management accounts and provide advice, guidance, and direction on the management of budgets. The Finance Manager ensures the smooth and effective running of the Finance Department Duties and Responsibilities: The Finance Manager plays a key role within Sport NI leading the finance team. The role includes: Management Accounting: ➢ Develop and present monthly management accounts to the Executive Team. ➢ Provide accurate and timely financial and statistical returns. ➢ Completion of financial exercises commissioned by the sponsoring Department (Department for Communities). ➢ Setting, monitoring, and reporting on performance against budget. ➢ Provide financial support to budget holders. ➢ Review of routine month-end processes including inter-alia: bank recs and supplier recs. ➢ Improve financial IT systems and processes. ➢ Provide cashflow management and advice regarding funding streams. ➢ To assist in assessing the financial implications of new projects and changes in policy. ➢ To represent the finance department on ad hoc project teams and inter departmental liaison meetings; and Financial Accounts: ➢ Production and review of monthly and year end draft and final financial public sector accounts (DfC and Lottery funding); ➢ Develop and maintain good working relationships with Internal Auditors and the NIAO. ➢ Preparation of input for whole of government accounts. ➢ Ensure that SNI’s assets and liabilities are accurately reflected in the ledger by reconciling/reviewing control accounts and resolving all differences quickly and accurately. ➢ Prepare good quality working papers to be reviewed by external auditors. ➢ Maintain the fixed asset register and ensure adequate checks on the inventory. ➢ Ensure the fixed asset register is kept up to date, for additions, disposals, depreciation and annual valuations. Administration: ➢ Prepare input for Assembly Questions and Freedom of Information requests. ➢ Draft papers, reports, policy documents as discussed and agreed by Chief operating Officer; Staffing: ➢ Provide effective leadership to the Finance team, demonstrating behaviours commensurate with the Finance Manager role in Sport NI. ➢ Follow all procedures and guidance for maintaining the security and confidentiality of people, information, premises, equipment, and software at Sport NI. ➢ To take an active part in the preparation and participation in Annual Performance Reviews and Personal Development Interviews, including the identification of personal learning and development needs. Corporate Management and Line Management: ➢ To assist in the effective management of resources, ensuring work completed aligns to Business and Corporate Plan objectives. ➢ To carry out any other duties that, from time to time, may reasonably be undertaken in the pursuit of the post’s overall objectives, undertaking duties of the post regarding Sport NI’s DNA (Values). This job description is intended to outline the main areas of activity and may be updated to reflect the organisation’s changing needs. Essential Criteria: • Must have successfully passed the final professional examinations and be a full, current member of one of the professional bodies detailed below*: ➢ Chartered Accountants Ireland ➢ The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland ➢ The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ➢ The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants ➢ The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ➢ The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy ➢ The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland. • Three years’ post-qualification** demonstrable full time (or equivalent part-time) experience gained in the last five years, in a finance related environment, in two or more areas of: ➢ financial planning and budgeting ➢ financial accounting/auditing ➢ management accounting and cost analysis ➢ development/implementation of financial systems. • Two years’ demonstrable full-time (or equivalent part-time) experience gained in the last five years, of utilising computerised accounting software packages. • Demonstrable experience of implementing financial procedures and preparation of financial and statistical reports for a Senior Management Team or Board. • Demonstrable experience of staff management, including leading a team and performance and development of staff. Circumstances: • Ability to work irregular and unsocial hours as required involving work outside normal office hours, at evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays. • Valid driving licence and access to a form of transport, insured to enable the post holder to carry the responsibilities of the post in full.** Desirable Criteria: Two years’ demonstrable experience (or equivalent part time) of working in the public sector gained within the last five years Notes to Applicants: * Applicants must demonstrate on their application form how the qualifications they have provided are equivalent, in level, to those qualifications requested above. They should give the details of the awarding body and the date awarded (the date awarded is the date on which you were admitted by the official awarding body). If you believe your qualification is equivalent to the one required, the onus is on you to provide the panel with details of modules studied etc. so that a well-informed decision can be made. **Post Qualification Experience will be deemed to have commenced from the date on which applicants are admitted as fully qualified accountants to one of the professional bodies referred to at 1, having fully satisfied all the criteria of membership. ***This criterion will be waived in the Shortlisting by Application Form; in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by Sport NI. *The successful applicant will be required to complete an Access NI during registration*