Head of Strategic Financial Management
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Lisburn, is currently looking to recruit an Head of Strategic Financial Management & Business Partnering for a 6 month contract with possible extension on a rate of £30.87/hour (PAYE).
Responsibilities:
– Delivering and supporting the financial planning framework for each planning cycle.
– Initiating and managing the annual budget planning process for both revenue and capital budgets.
– Maintaining systems to provide a comprehensive overview of the progress of financial plans, ensuring linkages are made between finance and other key policy areas, such as operational service delivery and workforce plans.
– Mediating in financial planning processes in respect of unresolved issues; providing briefings, including options to improve the planned position, to the Assistant Director of Finance.
– Providing expert financial advice on the development and implementation of the relevant savings and contingency plans and to identify areas for efficiencies to support the overall breakeven plan for the organisation.
– Delivering and managing a strategic framework for the financial overview of all key business cases.
– Providing strategic financial guidance and advice to the internal capital review and planning processes.
– Briefing Heads of Departments on the key financial assumptions and risks in all strategic business cases.
– Preparing financial plan commentaries and additional information for the Department of Health, ensuring the position is clearly understood and the risks to delivery of the plan are robustly quantified.
– Supporting the production and maintenance of an effective financial planning framework.
– Preparing timely financial plans that are clearly linked and synchronised to other key policy areas.
– Providing a comprehensive Financial Business Partnering service to Directorates, including the full production of monthly financial performance reports and budget statements in accordance with pre-determined timetables, policies and procedures.
– Preparing monthly financial monitoring returns, including projected outturns, in the prescribed format to the Department of Health.
– Providing high level assurance to the sound management of revenue, capital and cash limits.
– Constructively challenging financial performance across Directorates in order to provide the confidence to the Assistant Director of Finance that resources are being effectively managed and are set to deliver against the Organisation’s outcomes and priorities.
– Contributing to and drafting appropriately detailed reports and professional financial analysis for delivery to the Senior Leadership Team and Director of Corporate Services.
– Ensuring that the operates within an effective financial control environment.
– Supporting the Assistant Director of Finance in the delivery of the financial performance management functions.
– Leading a team of Finance Business Partners, ensuring provision of professional finance and governance advice and guidance to all Directorates.
– Providing information to facilitate the management of the performance within Directorates, in respect of strategic programmes and projects.
– Contributing to performance discussions in relation to the financial position of programmes and projects.
– Gaining a comprehensive understanding of financial positions, including key assumptions and risks. Managing that actions are being taken to deliver the planned financial position and reporting to Programme and Executive Boards.
– Managing internal and external audit reviews, liaising with Audit and agreeing appropriate actions to address audit recommendations.
– Acting as an authorised signatory for expenditure in line with the Scheme of Delegated Authority.
– Developing, maintaining and overseeing the implementation of the Procurement Strategy, Policies and Procedures, reflective of the relationship with the designated Centre of Procurement Excellence (CoPE) and the Department of Health.
– Managing the internal procurement team and lead on the relationship with the CoPE.
– Providing assurance to the Assistant Director of Finance and Director of Corporate Services with regard to compliance with procurement regulation.
– Leading the delivery of the procurement function, to include contract monitoring, direct award contracts and direct ordering from frameworks.
– Managing the Service Level Agreement, ensuring delivery against key performance indicators and holding to account where necessary.
– Designing and maintaining the procurement prioritisation register, ensuring agreement with internal and external stakeholders.
– Preparing reports for and actively participating in the Procurement Board.
– Preparing regular reports on procurement activity for the Department of Health and the Audit and Risk Committee.
– Designing and implementing contract management processes, ensuring that these are adhered to and taking corrective action when necessary.
– Providing the Senior Leaders and Internal Contract Managers with professional procurement and contract management information, advice and guidance.
– Monitoring and taking responsibility for individuals’ personal performance, ensuring access to skills and personal development through appropriate training and support.
– Encouraging and empowering others in their team to achieve their goals and reach their full potential through regular supportive conversation and shared decision making
– Maintaining and promoting a supportive, fair and open culture that encourages and enables all parts of the team to have clearly aligned goals and objectives, to meet the required performance standards and to achieve continuous improvement in the services they deliver.
– Leading by example to ensure the teams deliver against the values.
– Contributing to overall corporate and integrated governance processes to ensure its compliance with public sector values and codes of conduct, operations and accountability.
– Participating in Performance Review Scheme.
– Promoting and maintaining good staff relationships and morale amongst the Department’s staff.
– Delegating appropriate responsibility and authority consistent with effective decision-making whilst retaining responsibility and accountability for results.
– Participating as required in the selection and appointment of staff in accordance with procedures.
– Taking such action as may be necessary in disciplinary matters in accordance with procedures
– Promoting the policy on equality of opportunity through personal actions and ensuring Finance staff adherence to this policy.
– Building and maintaining relationships with a wide and diverse range of staff and stakeholders. These include: The Executive Leadership Team and senior NIFRS staff and Key Department of Health Officials.
– Representing on Departmental financial working groups.
– Developing relationships and understanding of key financial issues with external and internal auditors.
Essential Skills:
– Applicants must be fully qualified accountants, having successfully completed the professional examinations, and be a full Member of one of the following bodies:
– The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
– The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
– The Chartered Institute of management Accountants
– The Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland
– The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland
– The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England or Wales: or The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland
AND
– Minimum of three years’ relevant post qualification experience in a middle-management ** role in a complex and challenging, large*** organisation.
– Evidence of supporting the formulation and delivery of effective financial budgets and plans.
– Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills with a successful track record in developing and maintaining productive working relationships
– Strong analytical skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex financial information.
– Excellent planning skills and ability to work under pressure of multiple deadlines
– IT literate specifically in the use of the Microsoft Office suite (including MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and MS Outlook).
– Applicants must have a valid driving licence and a car available for official business use, or access to a form of personal transport that will enable you to meet the requirements of the post in full.
Desirable Skills:
– Previous experience of working in the public sector
– Knowledge of public sector procurement policy
– Knowledge of public sector economic appraisals
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
Responsibilities:
– Delivering and supporting the financial planning framework for each planning cycle.
– Initiating and managing the annual budget planning process for both revenue and capital budgets.
– Maintaining systems to provide a comprehensive overview of the progress of financial plans, ensuring linkages are made between finance and other key policy areas, such as operational service delivery and workforce plans.
– Mediating in financial planning processes in respect of unresolved issues; providing briefings, including options to improve the planned position, to the Assistant Director of Finance.
– Providing expert financial advice on the development and implementation of the relevant savings and contingency plans and to identify areas for efficiencies to support the overall breakeven plan for the organisation.
– Delivering and managing a strategic framework for the financial overview of all key business cases.
– Providing strategic financial guidance and advice to the internal capital review and planning processes.
– Briefing Heads of Departments on the key financial assumptions and risks in all strategic business cases.
– Preparing financial plan commentaries and additional information for the Department of Health, ensuring the position is clearly understood and the risks to delivery of the plan are robustly quantified.
– Supporting the production and maintenance of an effective financial planning framework.
– Preparing timely financial plans that are clearly linked and synchronised to other key policy areas.
– Providing a comprehensive Financial Business Partnering service to Directorates, including the full production of monthly financial performance reports and budget statements in accordance with pre-determined timetables, policies and procedures.
– Preparing monthly financial monitoring returns, including projected outturns, in the prescribed format to the Department of Health.
– Providing high level assurance to the sound management of revenue, capital and cash limits.
– Constructively challenging financial performance across Directorates in order to provide the confidence to the Assistant Director of Finance that resources are being effectively managed and are set to deliver against the Organisation’s outcomes and priorities.
– Contributing to and drafting appropriately detailed reports and professional financial analysis for delivery to the Senior Leadership Team and Director of Corporate Services.
– Ensuring that the operates within an effective financial control environment.
– Supporting the Assistant Director of Finance in the delivery of the financial performance management functions.
– Leading a team of Finance Business Partners, ensuring provision of professional finance and governance advice and guidance to all Directorates.
– Providing information to facilitate the management of the performance within Directorates, in respect of strategic programmes and projects.
– Contributing to performance discussions in relation to the financial position of programmes and projects.
– Gaining a comprehensive understanding of financial positions, including key assumptions and risks. Managing that actions are being taken to deliver the planned financial position and reporting to Programme and Executive Boards.
– Managing internal and external audit reviews, liaising with Audit and agreeing appropriate actions to address audit recommendations.
– Acting as an authorised signatory for expenditure in line with the Scheme of Delegated Authority.
– Developing, maintaining and overseeing the implementation of the Procurement Strategy, Policies and Procedures, reflective of the relationship with the designated Centre of Procurement Excellence (CoPE) and the Department of Health.
– Managing the internal procurement team and lead on the relationship with the CoPE.
– Providing assurance to the Assistant Director of Finance and Director of Corporate Services with regard to compliance with procurement regulation.
– Leading the delivery of the procurement function, to include contract monitoring, direct award contracts and direct ordering from frameworks.
– Managing the Service Level Agreement, ensuring delivery against key performance indicators and holding to account where necessary.
– Designing and maintaining the procurement prioritisation register, ensuring agreement with internal and external stakeholders.
– Preparing reports for and actively participating in the Procurement Board.
– Preparing regular reports on procurement activity for the Department of Health and the Audit and Risk Committee.
– Designing and implementing contract management processes, ensuring that these are adhered to and taking corrective action when necessary.
– Providing the Senior Leaders and Internal Contract Managers with professional procurement and contract management information, advice and guidance.
– Monitoring and taking responsibility for individuals’ personal performance, ensuring access to skills and personal development through appropriate training and support.
– Encouraging and empowering others in their team to achieve their goals and reach their full potential through regular supportive conversation and shared decision making
– Maintaining and promoting a supportive, fair and open culture that encourages and enables all parts of the team to have clearly aligned goals and objectives, to meet the required performance standards and to achieve continuous improvement in the services they deliver.
– Leading by example to ensure the teams deliver against the values.
– Contributing to overall corporate and integrated governance processes to ensure its compliance with public sector values and codes of conduct, operations and accountability.
– Participating in Performance Review Scheme.
– Promoting and maintaining good staff relationships and morale amongst the Department’s staff.
– Delegating appropriate responsibility and authority consistent with effective decision-making whilst retaining responsibility and accountability for results.
– Participating as required in the selection and appointment of staff in accordance with procedures.
– Taking such action as may be necessary in disciplinary matters in accordance with procedures
– Promoting the policy on equality of opportunity through personal actions and ensuring Finance staff adherence to this policy.
– Building and maintaining relationships with a wide and diverse range of staff and stakeholders. These include: The Executive Leadership Team and senior NIFRS staff and Key Department of Health Officials.
– Representing on Departmental financial working groups.
– Developing relationships and understanding of key financial issues with external and internal auditors.
Essential Skills:
– Applicants must be fully qualified accountants, having successfully completed the professional examinations, and be a full Member of one of the following bodies:
– The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
– The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
– The Chartered Institute of management Accountants
– The Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland
– The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland
– The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England or Wales: or The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland
AND
– Minimum of three years’ relevant post qualification experience in a middle-management ** role in a complex and challenging, large*** organisation.
– Evidence of supporting the formulation and delivery of effective financial budgets and plans.
– Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills with a successful track record in developing and maintaining productive working relationships
– Strong analytical skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex financial information.
– Excellent planning skills and ability to work under pressure of multiple deadlines
– IT literate specifically in the use of the Microsoft Office suite (including MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and MS Outlook).
– Applicants must have a valid driving licence and a car available for official business use, or access to a form of personal transport that will enable you to meet the requirements of the post in full.
Desirable Skills:
– Previous experience of working in the public sector
– Knowledge of public sector procurement policy
– Knowledge of public sector economic appraisals
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
