EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

Essential

• At least 5 years post qualified experience.
• Experience in communicating, influencing and presenting at senior level.
• Experience working within a compliance focussed environment.
• Ability to identify potential issues surrounding a piece of complex legislation or policy and provide easily understood verbal and written analysis material and advice that is clear and comprehensive.
• Excellent working knowledge of financial management matters and project finance.
• Maintenance of complex financial models using Microsoft Excel.

SKILLS

Essential – demonstrated ability to do the following to a high standard:

• Clearly communicate technically complex financial issues, combined with effective influencing skills at all levels.
• Communicate effectively, even when challenged, the reasoning behind an opinion and recommendation with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify and analyse issues and provide expert technical advice to stakeholders.
• Interpret and comply with complex contractual obligations, and develop and apply an expert knowledge of contracts to make sure that others are compliant.
• Present financial information in a professional report style and prepare and articulate any relevant commentaries to a high standard of written English.
• Apply a commercial aptitude and understanding to financial scenarios.
• Manage a highly technical team through the full range of the employee lifecycle.
• Utilise various financial software packages and Microsoft applications.
• Prioritise, adhere to schedules and work to tight deadlines in a pressurised environment.

QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Current member of a recognised accounting body.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibilities:

Senior Finance Lead responsibilities

• Performance management and development of team members in accordance with HCP processes and resources.
• Undertake periodic reviews of Finance Manager key deliverables and activities.
• Provide advice to Finance Managers on complex matters.
• Support the team to provide a compliant and consistent approach managing the projects’ financial risks and activities.
• Undertake a review of Financial Managers’ updated operating financial models and business planning reports ahead of presentation to Boards.
• Assist in the development of the department’s induction and development programmes including CPD.
• Participate in the development of the finance function, team and systems.
• Support the Operations Finance Director in managing the relationships with investor clients
• Carry out other duties that fall within professional expertise.

FINANCE MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Refer to the Finance Manager – Operations Job Description.

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS INTENDED TO REFLECT, IN OUTLINE, THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST-HOLDER WHICH MAY CHANGE OVER TIME WITH THE CORPORATE AND LOCAL BUSINESS NEEDS OF VERCITY AND THE PARTICULAR PFI CONTRACT. IT WILL THEREFORE, BE SUBJECT TO PERIODIC REVIEW.

This job description is intended to reflect, in outline, the responsibilities of the post-holder which may change over time with the Corporate and local business needs of Vercity and the particular PFI contract. It will therefore, be subject to periodic review.