Finance Manager

To oversee the financial management of multiple Maximus contracts, to ensure accurate and robust forecasting and reporting of costs; advising on commercial decision making; and senior stakeholder management. The role partners several UK Leadership Team members with budget responsibilities to appropriately manage spend across the business as well as act as the link to the divisional finance teams., This role is hybrid, with 1 to 2 days p/w spent ideally in the Leicester office. The role will also include visits to stakeholder sites once per quarter., * Management of all relevant contract accounting and finance, ensuring accurate capturing of monthly costs and cross charge across divisions

• Owning contract cost allocation process

• Robust and accurate forecasting of costs on a quarterly basis, ensuring budget holders are engaged and approve submissions

• Partnering of budget holders to review spend detail and support with decision making around savings and business cases for investment

• Supporting senior management to understand spend within their area and propose options for efficiencies

• Reporting analysis for UK and Divisional FDs to support internal decision making and external customer validation processes

• Support with ad hoc financial queries and projects across the wider business

• Work with internal and external auditors, Internal

• UK Leadership team

• Divisional finance teams

• Department senior managers and decision makers

External

• Auditors

• Commissioners

• Customers/suppliers

• Bank

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• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualification

• Highly proficient in MS Office applications, advanced knowledge of Excel

• Use of financial systems (SAP) an advantage but not essential Individual competencies

• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills

• Excellent communication skills at all levels, with the ability to adapt to and communicate with multiple stakeholders internally and externally

• Strategic thinking skills with ability to analyse and offer insight into different options

• Analytical approach with good commercial decision making

• Self starter with ability to plan and manage workload

• Team player

• Accurate and on time delivery