Finance Management Specialist
1 week ago
Methods are currently looking for a Finance Management Specialist on a contract basis.
Client: Government Department
Contract: ASAP - 31st March 2025
Day rate: £600 - £650 OUTSIDE IR35
The opportunity:
We are looking to fill a strategic role in a complex and high-profile government programme to drive greater efficiency and effectiveness in project-wide financial management. We require a project delivery professional with demonstrable track record in maturing project/programme financial management processes and controls.
You will contribute to the delivery of the wider reforms by leading high quality financial management and reporting, as well as tackling challenging strategic finance matters. You will work with the wider team of policy, delivery, programme management and analytical professionals to ensure we understand the drivers of value and timing of spend in the programme. Your programme and financial management experience and ability to work proactively with senior stakeholders will make you a valued contributor to decision-making processes.
You will be responsible for achievement of project-level outcomes including enhancing senior stakeholder confidence in project financial management, establishing key finance-related programme artefacts e.g. business case components, enhancing financial forecasting capability in the project team, and enhancing the quality of financial information that goes to programme and project boards to drive better decision-making and project/programme outcomes.
Essential:
Experience of working in Central Government Finance and/or local Government Finance is essential. In addition:
- You will be a qualified chartered accountant, or part qualified and actively studying towards qualification.
or
- You will demonstrate significant recent experience in a senior finance role in the context of complex public sector project delivery.
Person specification
- Proven leadership experience in financial environments, with ability to influence and engage effectively with senior stakeholders
- Demonstrable experience of estimating and forecasting, in analysis and use of data and management accounting
- Excellent analytical and data management skills with the ability to provide insight for senior audiences
- Experience in the application of Managing Public Money and Consolidated Budgeting Guidance
- Developing financial awareness in colleagues and enhancing their development
- Meeting targets and delivering quality outcomes within tight deadlines through effective prioritisation
- Excellent IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel and experience in the use of accounting systems
- Experience communicating finance topics/reports to non-finance colleagues
What you will do:
- Work with Project and Programme Managers to establish financial estimates of project and programme and prospective operating costs.
- Own delivery of inputs to the Project Business Case from a financial perspective.
- Assist projects in producing and maintaining accurate financial forecasts, seeking opportunities to transfer knowledge and capability.
- Improve quality of financial information that goes to programme and project boards, GMPP reports and EXCO reporting.
- Manage / tracking the whole life costs for the project and feed into the Benefits Manager to understand any impacts of expected benefits.
Outcomes:
- Increased senior project stakeholder confidence in financial processes, reporting and maturity
- Increased project-level capability in financial processes
- Increased confidence in quality of project artefacts from a project perspective
- Increased confidence and awareness of the accuracy and integrity of financial information provided to project decision-makers and in external reporting.
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