Members Finance Manager

at  House of Lords

Positions
1
Band / Grade
HL6
Salary
£36,500 per annum
Post Type
Concurrent (External + Internal)
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full Time
Leave entitlement
Starting at 30 days per annum
Pension
Civil Service Pension Scheme
Closing Date
2nd February 2025 at 23:55
Interview Date(s)
Initial telephone screenings are expected to take place shortly after the closing date for longlisted candidates. Final interviews are expected to take place towards the end of w/c 10th February or early the w/c 17th February.
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We are looking for a Members Finance Manager to join our Finance Office at the House of Lords. This is an opportunity to join the team who are responsible for ensuring Members’ allowances and expenses claims are paid promptly and accurately. As well as managing these processes and payments, you will line manage 4 members of the team.
This is an opportunity to work from home for up to two days per week and 3 days per week on-site at Parliament. This is an exciting position for someone who can confidently manage and lead a small team, can solve problems quickly and accurately and enjoys communicating with a range of different stakeholders throughout their day-to-day tasks.

You’ll be accountable for –

• Ensuring payments made to Members are accurate, correctly processed and entered on the accounting system.
• Supporting the Head of Members Finance to ensure that policy, guidance and the administration of the Scheme is up to date, identifying and seeking improvements where possible.
• Managing and developing their direct reports in the Members’ Finance section to enable them to understand their role and achieve their objectives – this will also include general management of staff issues, balancing staff workloads, delegation, training, recruitment and approving leave.
• Acting as the scheme manager for the Members’ Travel Credit Card Scheme and overseeing all aspects of the scheme including agreements with the cardholder and card provider.
• Ensuring the development and maintenance of suitable documentation of the systems in order that staff have access to proper written guidance.
• Dealing with auditors both internal and external.

If this sounds like something you would like to hear more about, please apply below.

IT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER IF YOU HAD –

• Experience of using Unit 4 Business World accounting software.
• Experience of using a digital publishing system.
• Experience of editing and creating Adobe Acrobat documents and forms.
  The job description provides full details about the role and what we are looking for.

• Ensuring payments made to Members are accurate, correctly processed and entered on the accounting system.
• Supporting the Head of Members Finance to ensure that policy, guidance and the administration of the Scheme is up to date, identifying and seeking improvements where possible.
• Managing and developing their direct reports in the Members’ Finance section to enable them to understand their role and achieve their objectives – this will also include general management of staff issues, balancing staff workloads, delegation, training, recruitment and approving leave.
• Acting as the scheme manager for the Members’ Travel Credit Card Scheme and overseeing all aspects of the scheme including agreements with the cardholder and card provider.
• Ensuring the development and maintenance of suitable documentation of the systems in order that staff have access to proper written guidance.
• Dealing with auditors both internal and external