Head of Financial Management

Looking for your next senior finance opportunity? Join a busy Finance Directorate where you'll provide strategic financial management support, work closely with senior stakeholders, and play a key role in delivering high-quality financial information, forecasting and advice across the organisation.

MCS Group are proud to be partnering with a public sector organisation in their search for a Senior Financial Management Accountant. This role is ideal for a qualified accountant with strong financial management experience, excellent stakeholder management skills and a proven ability to lead teams and improve services.

The Role:

• Provide comprehensive financial management support, including monthly reporting, variance analysis and forecasting.
• Provide specialist financial advice and guidance to senior management and budget holders.
• Support financial planning, scenario planning and the costing of service developments.
• Identify financial risks and advise senior stakeholders on the potential impact of key decisions.
• Support the development of financial management strategies, policies and processes.
• Lead and develop a small team, ensuring high-quality financial information and service delivery.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and contribute to continuous improvement across the Finance Directorate.

The Person

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience:

Essential:

• Full membership of a recognised professional accountancy body, such as ICAEW, ICAI, CIPFA, CIMA, ICAS or ACCA.
• Experience providing financial management or financial accounting information and advice to internal or external stakeholders, including post-qualification experience in a management role.
• A proven track record of delivering against targets and making significant improvements to systems and/or service delivery.
• Strong knowledge and experience of financial management and/or statutory financial information and advice, including areas such as monthly or annual accounts, budgets, financial projections and statutory returns.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to develop, support and manage a team effectively.

What's in it for you?

• Salary: £55,000 - £62,000 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Flexible working options available, including flexi-time, compressed/elongated hours and homeworking
• Senior leadership opportunity within a busy Finance Directorate

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation. If you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.