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Jobs by Experience drjobs

1-3years

Job Location drjobs

Remote

Monthly Salary drjobs

UM UM 400 - 400

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

6 months contract with a Local Authority

Job Summary:

  • The Finance Business Support team is responsible for providing the Met Office with expert financial guidance control and best practice to support key decisions at all levels to deliver corporate objectives.
  • The team consists of 7 Business Partners supported by a team of assistants and managed by the Head of Finance Business Support. The successful candidate will be expected to work closely with the Executive Directors Associate Directors and Business Managers providing expert advice to ensure effective financial management and control in the Met Office.
  • This role will support an area of the business (in common with all Finance Business Partners) but also lead on some specific disciplines (VAT). A final portfolio will be agreed depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):

  • Collaborate with department heads to understand their financial needs and provide tailored financial advice and support to help them make informed decisions.
  • Lead on the Met Office s quarterly VAT return and the triaging of VAT queries from around the business.
  • Build and maintain key relationships with internal and external stakeholders manage senior managers and stakeholders expectations and develop a deep understanding of the business s commercial and operational drivers.
  • Control expenditure in line with budgets/approved expenditure by providing support and challenge to ensure excellent financial management.
  • Facilitate the production of budgets plans and forecasts to ensure affordability and balanced risk.

Skills/Experience:

  • Highly effective verbal and written communication skills demonstrating your ability to influence and constructively challenge at a senior level demonstrating we re better together .
  • The ability to explain financial concepts to both Finance and nonFinance colleagues you ll be required to interact with colleagues in the Met Office with varying levels of financial awareness but also experts outside the Met Office demonstrating we re experts by nature .
  • A willingness to challenge the status quo and explore ways to improve working practices showing we keep evolving.

Additional Information:

  • Qualified accountant (e.g. ACA ACCA CIMA) with relevant post qualification experience demonstrating you live and breathe the Accountancy profession. For this role you will need evidence of tax (VAT) experience.
  • The closing date: 13/11/2024 @ 17:00.
  • Hybrid/remote working.

Highly effective verbal and written communication skills demonstrating your ability to influence and constructively challenge at a senior level demonstrating we re better together . The ability to explain financial concepts to both Finance and non-Finance colleagues you ll be required to interact with colleagues in the Met Office with varying levels of financial awareness but also experts outside the Met Office demonstrating we re experts by nature . A willingness to challenge the status quo and explore ways to improve working practices showing we keep evolving.

Education

Qualified accountant (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with relevant post qualification experience demonstrating you live and breathe the Accountancy profession. For this role you will need evidence of tax (VAT) experience.

Employment Type

Remote

Company Industry

Key Skills

  • Marketing & Sales
  • Business Administration
  • Bid
  • Instrumentation & Control
  • HACCP
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