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Assistant Finance Manager - Government Sector

Job description

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Finance Manager who will support the Senior Finance Business Partner in implementing a new business partnering model and help the organisation drive performance and make key decisions by providing effective analysis and advice.

The Assistant Finance Manager will support the Senior Finance Business Partner in improving existing financial management processes and controls, strengthen governance and continually improve the quality of information used in support of any decision making.

It is expected of you to be timely and proactive in the monitoring, accounting and reporting against the organisation's budgeted spend while providing support to various business unit managers.

As an Assistant Finance Manager, you will be organised and structured, ensuring that all detailed working papers to support the annual accounts are prepared in line with relevant legislation and financial regulations.

You will be adept at learning quickly how to operate financial systems, including the training of other users, and to identify ways in which those systems can be utilised more efficiently to support the delivery of business objectives.
Identified projects and business cases will require your input from time to time.

As you will work closely with numerous stakeholders you will need excellent communication, interpersonal and team working skills, along with the ability to manage and meet deadlines.

This is an exciting opportunity to have a real impact in enabling the organisation to deliver its objectives. The postholder will work closely with the Senior Finance Business Partner and other internal/external stakeholders to deliver value from these activities to inform and improve institutional performance.

In return, we offer a competitive salary, access to a local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference. Located in a vibrant city centre location, we are well-placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of a range of benefits, including active travel facilities. We believe in a healthy work/life balance.

Offering exceptional benefits including flexi-time, hybrid working, 14.7% pension, Westfield Health and 35 days holiday plus stats.

Please contact Faith Collins for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.

Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

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