Finance Manager
Posted 3 days ago by Totaljobs
£700 Per day
Inside
Remote
City of London (EC1A)
Summary: The Finance Manager positions are critical roles within a public sector client, focusing on compliance and financial accounting, with contracts extending to March 2028. The roles require qualified finance professionals to manage competing priorities and support the implementation of a new ERP system. Specializations include Inventory Process Owner, Tax, and Group Accounts/Consolidation. These positions are home-based with occasional travel for meetings and are classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support BAU delivery and implementation of a new ERP system.
- Manage competing priorities and build strong stakeholder relationships across government.
- Drive change and identify opportunities for improvement within finance operations.
- Engage in operational and programme objectives in a complex environment.
- For the Tax role, provide VAT expertise within a government context.
- For the Inventory role, manage inventory processes at scale.
- For the Group Accounts role, handle group consolidation and financial reporting.
Key Skills:
- Professional accountancy qualification.
- Experience with Oracle or similar ERP financial systems.
- Strong planning and organizational skills.
- Stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Knowledge of government finance and accounting policies.
- VAT expertise for the Tax role.
- Technical accounting experience for the Group Accounts role.
- Hands-on experience with inventory processes for the Inventory role.
Salary (Rate): £700 per day
City: City of London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
We're looking to fill 3 x Finance Manager positions for our public sector client on contracts running to March 2028 (Inside IR35), paying up to £700 per day Umbrella. The roles are home based with ad hoc travel to meetings as required.
All three positions sit within the Compliance and Financial Accounting team and will play a critical role in supporting both BAU delivery and the implementation of a major new ERP system due to go live in February 2028. The three specialisms are Inventory Process Owner, Tax (BAU) and Group Accounts / Consolidation.
The successful Finance Managers will be qualified finance professionals who are comfortable managing competing priorities, building strong stakeholder relationships across government and contributing to both operational and programme objectives in a complex, fast-moving environment.
You will need proven experience working with the following:
- Oracle or similar ERP financial systems, with an understanding of implementation lifecycles including design, build, testing and cutover
- Strong planning and organisational skills, with a track record of delivering to tight timescales in complex environments
- Stakeholder management and influencing across teams and functions, including cross-government engagement
- Identifying opportunities for improvement and driving change within finance operations
- Government finance, accounting policies and working collaboratively across departments
For the Tax role you will also need strong VAT expertise within a government context, including contracted out services, taxable benefits and IR35 knowledge. For the Inventory role you will need hands-on experience managing inventory processes at scale within large organisations. For the Group Accounts role you will need strong technical accounting experience in group consolidation, financial reporting and consolidation tools.
A professional accountancy qualification is essential for all three roles.
Interested? Please apply below.
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