About the role
To provide finance support to budget managers and other associated parties, to assist the Finance Business Partner (FBP) in month end and year end reporting under the supervision of the Commercial Estate Manager (CEM) to ensure that operations and budgets are being managed effectively enabling compliance with Financial and other regulations.
!!This vacancy is open to internal applicants at NNC only!!
What will you be doing?
Principal responsibilities
1. Monitor, supervise and appraise the performance of day-to-day budgeting for the CEM commercial portfolio through the Councils financial system.
2. Support both the CEM and FBP with analysis of financial information, provide advice
where appropriate or signpost to other colleagues, to ensure effective budget management.
3. Review and challenge contract summary information to enable the submission of work requisitions for planned maintenance / compliance / project work to generate orders to suppliers, contractors, and consultants.
4. Provide advice in liaison with other finance colleagues to non-finance managers
and staff to improve their financial awareness.
5. Maintain allocated major supplier accounts (review and challenge open orders,
receipt orders, process invoices, reconciliation of statements, resolve queries and completing journals) to enable the Council to meet its contract terms in relation to payment.
6. Ensure that the necessary payment schedules / exports from the various systems are uploaded, identifying and correcting any errors, to ensure payment within the agreed terms.
7. Provide a detailed working knowledge and overview of the existing systems and
business processes to enable the FBP to develop them to ensure high quality and accurate financial / project information reporting.
8. Support other members of the Asset Management team by producing monthly debt reports and helping to reduce this and provide recommendations to the Property Management Surveyors and CEM as to escalation routes.
General responsibilities applicable to all jobs
• Demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.
• Comply with the Council’s policies and procedures including (but not limited to) safeguarding, financial regulations, promotion of equalities, customer care, agreed audit actions, health, and safety (ensuring that reasonable care is always taken for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons).
• Carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope, and purpose of this job description and which are commensurate with the grade of the post.
• Undertake learning and development as agreed in probationary reviews, personal development reviews or any other such framework to meet service and individual targets.
This job description reflects the major tasks to be carried out by the post holder and identifies a level of responsibility at which they will be required to work. In the interests of effective working, the major tasks may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changing needs and circumstances. Such reviews and any consequential changes will be carried out in consultation with the post holder.
Specific features of the post
1. Ideally a Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (or equivalent).
2. The post is flexible and will require both home working and office working to be agreed with the Commercial Estates Manager, to best support the wider Commercial Estate Team
Please also see the attached Job Description for full details of job tasks and responsibilities
About you
Please see the attached Person Specification for the essential and desirable requirements for qualifications, experience, skills and abilities. The person specification is used as part of the shortlisting process
Attributes | Essential criteria | Desirable criteria |
|---|---|---|
Education, Qualifications and Training | Educated to degree level or equivalent (or equivalent experience) with evidence of continuing professional development in Financial or Management accounting. | Membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians (or equivalent) e.g. NVQ3 or ‘A’ levels in a financial related discipline |
Experience and Knowledge | Management experience – managing and motivating a team. Proven experience of working in a financial environment. Demonstrable ability to write clear, concise, and accurate reports, letters, and emails appropriate to the audience. | Some knowledge of public sector property and working practices. |
Ability and Skills | Evidence of IT literacy including a sound knowledge of tasks, systems, databases etc. Proven ability to manage a range of conflicting work demands and pressures. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders (internal and external), across all levels; and write clear and concise management reports. Diplomacy – managing different understandings / expectations. Presenting information to a range of audiences Developing articulate and evidenced based arguments Developing high quality documents i.e. business cases, management reports etc Proven experience working within a total team environment | Experience of working within the Public Sector and with external partners |
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.
Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.
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