Senior Finance Officer

2 days ago

Bilston, United Kingdom City of Wolverhampton College Full time

**Job Purpose**

Being dynamic, proactive and enthusiastic and acting as a true business partner, you will provide accounting support to the business through building relationships and enhanced reporting to enable greater synergy between finance and non-finance teams leading to better outcomes for all.

**Business Partnering**
- To proactively support budget holders to manage their budgets effectively. Providing professional advice, guidance and training as appropriate. Highlighting key issues and proposing solutions expediently to the Director of Finance.
- To work closely with the Management Accountant and Finance Manager to ensure that monthly and year-end accounts are produced accurately and timely.
- To provide effective budget housekeeping in line with Financial Regulations and agreed timescales in order to assist with timely and accurate management accounts.
- Processing of journals and virements to ensure all accounts are accurate and up to date.
- Assist with month-end tasks, preparing accruals and prepayments and reconciling accounts.
- Build and establish strong, credible relationships with business stakeholders and work with relevant stakeholders to develop their understanding of the financial results and impact of their decisions.
- Financial management of the College’s student support funds in line with external guidance and internal policies.
- Working closely with budget holders and the senior finance team to play a significant role in the creation of annual budgets and in-year forecasts.
- To have a wider appreciation of the context of the business including an understanding of funding rules, internal Funding and Compliance information and College policies.

**Systems**
- To take an active interest in using college systems, particularly the finance system, to provide timely and accurate information to stakeholders.
- Creation of ah-hoc reports to aid information and decision-making.
- Strong Excel skills and a working knowledge of PowerBI would be a big advantage.
- To assist in driving business improvement across the College to improve systems and processes, ensuring that efficient and effective operations are integrated across the college.

**Other**
- Contribute to quality and innovation activity including the College Step Change initiative and the College purpose of ‘Defining Futures’.
- To ensure that you proactively manage your individual CPD and that all College CPD is carried out to a good standard.
- To carry out all duties in accordance with the College’s Health and Safety, Safeguarding & Equality & Diversity policies and procedures, practices and procedures.
- To carry out any other duties as directed by your Line Manager.

We expect all staff to share our commitment to PREVENT and Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults.

All successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure and barring service check and children and adults barred list checks where the applicant will be employed in a regulated activity.

**Salary**: £27,693.00-£30,270.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Canteen
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bilston: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: REQ000442

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