Scottish Development International

Head of Finance Business Partnering

Scottish Development International

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £74,480 - £85,964 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

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About the role

  • Lead one of the two Finance Business Partnering Teams, consisting of approximately 6 members of staff, delivering management accounting and finance business partnering to Transport Scotland Directorates.
  • Provide effective leadership, oversight and strategic and operational support to your Finance Business Partnering Team in the provision of management accounting support, financial and commercial advice and guidance to allocated Directorates.
  • Work with colleagues across the agency to provide professional financial and strategic advice to support the achievement of objectives within available resources, bringing constructive challenge to ensure robust decision-making.
  • Bring extensive knowledge of commercial finance to assist Directorates with high profile financial and contractual negotiations and transactions.
  • Robustly assess projections of future expenditure and ensure regular updates to financial plans to support corporate and Scottish Government budgeting, risk management and long-term financial planning.
  • Support the Portfolio Finance team, stakeholders and Ministers by engaging in the budget setting process, contributing to the development of applicable documents and advice for Transport Scotland.
  • Deputise for the Head of Finance or Director of Finance & Corporate Services as appropriate in matters relating to finance business partnering and management accounting.
  • Develop awareness of drivers of financial performance, deliver accurate forecasting and outturn reporting and provide professional financial advice to support achievement of objectives within available resources.

Requirements

  • The successful candidate must be fully CCAB qualified with up to date CPD and relevant post qualified experience in accountancy environment.
  • Strong commercial finance experience, with the ability to provide high quality advice to Senior Leaders and to negotiate with stakeholders.
  • Highly effective leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate and collaborate effectively with a range of staff and stakeholders.
  • Strong background in finance business partnering or management accounting, with the ability to communicate and explain complex financial concepts to non-accountants.
  • The ability to think and act strategically and make links across policy and organisational boundaries to achieve positive outcomes.
  • Technical / Professional Skills: Government Finance – Working; Budgeting, Forecasting and Costing – Practitioner; Strategy – Practitioner; Risk – Working (knowledge of SPFM, CBG, FReM, public sector accounting and audit processes).
  • Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).
  • Standard hours are 35 hours per week; office based twice per week.