Assistant Finance Manager

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom The Scottish Government Full time

Overview

Transport Scotland is the national transport agency for Scotland and is accountable to Parliament and the public through Scottish Ministers, with a budget of around £3.9 billion per year. Transport is a vital feature of the Scottish Government's focus on increasing sustainable economic growth, and transport investments and policies have major impacts on the economy, people, and the environment.

An opportunity has arisen to join the Finance and Corporate Services (FCS) Team as an Assistant Finance Manager. The Assistant Finance Manager will work closely with and report to one of the Finance Business Partners as well as providing support across the wider finance function, including the accounts payable and financial accounting team.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop and strengthen a broad range of skills and competencies, whilst gaining valuable insight into the important work carried out by the agency.

Important Information

Scottish Government is preparing for the implementation of a new HR and Finance platform and, as a result, some job offers will be subject to an October 2024 start date at the earliest. This will be confirmed as your application progresses.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial support and advice to specific directorates within Transport Scotland to support the delivery of operational objectives and statutory responsibilities within available resources. • Monitor the application of financial and budgetary controls, highlight improvements and report to budget managers to suggest resolutions. • Working with budget holders across the agency to provide financial information to support Scottish Government forecasting and statutory reporting in accordance with relevant accounting guidelines and regulations. • Provide support and advice on finance and governance related issues and specific commissions to the Finance Business Partner, other directorates and financial accounting team as required. • Provide support to ensure that Transport Scotland applies robust financial controls and procedures, and effectively manages its financial reporting processes. • Assist as required in the preparation and collation of the Transport Scotland Annual Report and Accounts and liaise with external audit.  Competencies
Communications and EngagementAnalysis and Use of EvidenceFinancial ManagementSelf-Awareness

Essential Criteria & Qualifications

There are no formal qualifications required.

Essential Criteria

1. The ability to organise and prioritise your own work and be flexible to adapt priorities to meet changing demands.
2. Strong communication skills, both written and oral, with a proven ability to explain financial information effectively to stakeholders and non-finance professionals.
3. Ability to interrogate financial and management information with a demonstrable use of Excel as a tool for analysis and reporting.
4. The ability to build strong working relationships within finance and across the business to support the understanding of business issues, financial performance and planning.

Minimum Time in Post
You will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of three years unless successful at gaining promotion to a higher Band or Grade. 

Location
This post is based in Glasgow or Edinburgh, with hybrid working in line with current Transport Scotland policies. You will be expected to be office based twice per week, pro rata.

The post is a full time role, but staff with different working patterns are invited to apply, and we will assess proposed working patterns against the business requirements for this post.

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