JOB SUMMARY

This is a challenging, energising and fast-paced role which acts as key support for the Head of Finance Business Partnering, Transport Scotland Directors and stakeholders across the organisation. Reporting into the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you will provide professional accounting, budgeting and wider financial stewardship advice to at least one Transport Scotland Directorate. The Finance Business Partnering team delivers key finance business partnering and management accounting to Transport Scotland Directorates.
Transport Scotland (TS) is the national transport agency for Scotland and is accountable to Parliament and the public through Scottish Ministers, with a budget of over £4 billion per year. Transport is a vital feature of the Scottish Government’s focus on achieving a just transition to net zero and transport investments and policies have major impacts on the economy and people of Scotland.
The role involves providing high quality advice and finance, budgeting and accounting support to a wide audience both within and out with TS. The post holder will be expected to manage a small team on a day to day basis and deputise for the Head of Finance Business Partnering and Head of Finance where required.
A suitable candidate will bring experience knowledge of public sector finance as well as a proven track record of delivering results in financial management and people management skills.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Providing professional accounting, budgeting and wider financial stewardship advice at senior levels, improving financial awareness and overviewing the robustness of financial controls within your assigned Directorate(s).
• Working with colleagues across the agency to develop awareness of drivers of financial performance to support the achievement of objectives within available resources, bringing constructive challenge to ensure robust decision-making.
• Robustly assessing projections of future income and expenditure and ensuring regular updates to financial plans to support corporate and Scottish Government budgeting, value for money decision-making, risk management and long-term financial planning.
• Support the finance teams, 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 Senior finance team members as appropriate in matters relating to finance business partnering and management accounting.
• Lead a small team, inspiring and motivating them to be fully engaged in their work, encouraging learning and development and ensuring wellbeing needs are met.

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate must be fully CCAB qualified with up to date CPD and relevant post qualified experience in accountancy environment.

TECHNICAL / PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

• Budget Management: Work closely with the business to manage and prepare the budget submissions, support monitoring, conducting analysis and updating assumptions, including taking a forward view to support planning of activities - Practitioner.
• Government Financial Reporting: Activity related to the application of the Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM) and other statutory reporting requirements, including technical accounting guidance for the preparation of financial statements - Practitioner.
• Government Financial Management: Management of financial matters, allowing government organisations to be more efficient, more resilient, and make better decisions, supporting organisations delivering on Value for Money Responsibilities - Practitioner.
• Strategic Financial Analysis: Identifying and analysing options and assessing their feasibility and operational effects. Providing the intelligence to support strategic financial planning. Ensuring that business solutions are aligned with strategy, business goals, and user needs - Practitioner.
  Skill Levels:
  Practitioner - Strong understanding of the topic with regular use in role/moderate prior experience.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

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