Summary: The Interim Finance Analyst role involves providing detailed financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting to aid strategic decision-making within the organization. The position is crucial for budgeting, performance monitoring, and identifying financial trends to enhance operational efficiency and sustainability. The analyst will also ensure compliance with financial regulations and maintain accurate financial records. This role requires collaboration with various stakeholders, including auditors and service managers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake the preparation of budgets, to assist service areas with budget projections and provide critical challenge on a monthly basis, or as required.
• Ensure a system of adequate internal controls exists in respect of financial matters.
• Ensure that accurate financial returns, to both internal and external bodies including CIPFA, are made on a timely basis.
• Advise on the financial viability of new or existing projects and policy proposals.
• Liaise with both Internal and External Auditors.
• To provide advice to service managers on financial matters, including interpretation and compliance with financial regulations.
• Support month end and year end processes, preparing performance and other reports.
• Keep the Council’s asset register up to date.

Key Skills:

• AAT qualified, part qualified CCAB or CII + ongoing study OR equivalent experience.
• Experience analysing information to identify trends and sound inferences from the information.
• Experience using complex financial and non-financial information to project future outcomes and appraise options.
• Experience Using Oracle Financial Systems.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, policies and practices.
• Knowledge of financial accounting and control.
• Knowledge of local government funding arrangements.

Salary (Rate): 373.49

City: Wembley

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance